Glass Key award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2013) Winner
Jørn Lier Horst
ヨルン・リエール・ホルスト
Yōrn Līer Hōrusuto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-02-27 （Bamble, Telemark, Norway）
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Residence History
- Bamble, Telemark → Stavern
Career
- Occupations
- author, former Senior Investigating Officer
- Active Years
- 2004-2025
- Affiliations
- Vestfold police district
- Nominations
- Riverton Prize shortlist 2010 Dregs, Riverton Prize shortlist 2011 Closed for Winter, Riverton Prize 2012 The Hunting Dogs (won? listed), Petrona Award shortlist 2024 Snow Fall
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Glass Key award | The Hunting Dogs | — | Nordic crime writers | winner |
| 2014 | Martin Beck Award | The Hunting Dogs | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Petrona Award | The Caveman | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Petrona Award | The Katharina Code | — | — | winner |
| 2024 | Finnish Whodunnit Society's honorary award | — | — | Finnish Whodunnit Society | winner |
| 2025 | Norwegian Beech Noir Award | The Lake | — | — | winner |
Glass Key award
2013
Work:
The Hunting Dogs
Organization:
Nordic crime writers
Result:
winner
Martin Beck Award
2014
Work:
The Hunting Dogs
Result:
winner
Petrona Award
2016
Work:
The Caveman
Result:
winner
Petrona Award
2019
Work:
The Katharina Code
Result:
winner
Finnish Whodunnit Society's honorary award
2024
Organization:
Finnish Whodunnit Society
Result:
winner
Norwegian Beech Noir Award
2025
Work:
The Lake
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Key Witness (Nøkkelvitnet)
2004 Crime fictionDebut novel based on a true murder story. First in the William Wisting series.
police investigationmurder mystery
Translations
- Published in over 40 countries
Dregs (Bunnfall)
2010 Crime fictionWilliam Wisting series.
mysterysuspense
Death Deserved (Nullpunkt)
2018 ThrillerCo-written with Thomas Enger. First in Blix/Ramm series.
journalist and policethriller
Adaptations
- Wisting (TV series) (2019)
- CLUE: The Maltese Mystery (2021 film)
Translations of Works
- Translated into over 40 languages, sold over 10 million copies
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic police proceduraltense plottingdetailed investigations
- Recurring Motifs
- William Wisting detectiveNorwegian provincial settingsfamily conflicts
Legacy
Norwegian crime fiction author and former police officer. The William Wisting series was adapted into a TV series and achieved international success. Also wrote numerous children's mysteries. Books published in over 40 countries, sold more than 10 million copies.
In Popular Culture
- Masked Singer Norway (2023, as The Magician)
- The Traitors (2022 celebrity edition)
Trivia
- Former Senior Investigating Officer at Vestfold police
- Co-author series with Thomas Enger
- Children's series Clue and Detective Agency No. 2 bestsellers
- Wisting series premiered on Viaplay in 2019