Jorn Lier Horst

Jorn Lier Horst is one of the well authors from Norway, who likes to write Scandinavian crime fiction books, as well as mystery, children’s books, and thriller novels. He is particularly famous for writing the William Wisting series and the Clue series. Before the start of his writing career, author Jorn used to work as a Senior Police Officer in the Norwegian police department. After becoming an author, he uses the experience that he gained from his previous job to write the crime novels. In his books, author Jorn paints a perfect picture of the Nordic society and does not forget to include both the social and political aspects. He became an established author in the native Norwegian language in the year 2004 with the publication of his debut novel titled Nokkelvitnet. It was later published in English as Key Witness. The first book that he published in English is Dregs, which was published in the year 2011 after it was originally released in Norwegian a year earlier.