This was my first 'William Wisting'. Being fond of Scandinavian authors, I was surprised never to have read one of the books in this series before.I was not disappointed but all in all, it is not a 4 or 5 star book for me.The Cabin is book 13 in this series but I had no trouble whatsoever to get acquainted with the main character of William, his daughter and his colleagues. There is just enough background information without going back to other books in the series all the time. This is good but

Up there with Norwegian Noir writer Horst's most accomplished crime thrillers, The Cabin is a cracker of an addition to his Scandinavian Noir catalogue. The second instalment in The Cold Case Quartet series featuring inimitable Chief Inspector William Wisting pulls no punches and from its opening, it slowly but surely envelops you in its dark and chilling atmosphere. It wasn't long before I was fully committed and then swiftly followed by that amazing "problem" - an overwhelming inability to put...

I am in a small minority, it seems, because I really couldn’t get on with The Cabin and eventually gave up before I finished it, which is a very rare thing for me.The Cabin is a Norwegian police procedural and the first of the series that I have read (and the last, I suspect). A prominent politician dies and Wisting is sent to investigate what is left in the man’s holiday cabin, which leads to a dark, twisty story relating to some older cases. The trouble is that the storytelling just seemed plo...

1 DEC 2021 - i forgot - this is another terrific read.

3/5 stars. I liked this book but just over halfway it felt like a chore to read, and could have easily cut out 100 pages. I don’t think the translation was that accurate and some places were awkward. It would have been good to maybe include one of Line’s articles as a chapter. I also found that there were a lot of characters which made it hard to keep up with at times. An okay read that could have been better.

I’m feeling like quite the jet setter after visiting Québec, England, Ireland, Israel & Denmark in recent literary travels. Now I’m returning to Norway to catch up with Chief Inspector William Wisting in the 13th instalment of the series.And just in time. Wisting has been handed a politically sensitive case with strict instructions….perform a thorough investigation but tell as few people as possible. 
Bernard Clausen was a well known politician who recently died. Nothing hinky there as it was fr...

This was another fabulous mystery by the author. While it was slower than my usual reads, it was more complex, so it required that. The characters were again, fabulous and well developed and I loved the involvement of Line in the investigation, working with Wisting and his team. 

I always thoroughly enjoy reading Jørn Lier Horst’s books and The Cabin is no exception. An easy read procedural featuring the sure and steady detective William Wisting is a relaxing and almost comforting read. I love the way Horst writes.. brief, descriptive of the stuff of everyday thoughts and peripheral actions that brings the reality of each chapter to life in my mind.The Cabin is the second of Horst’s cold case quartet, the first being The Katharina Code which was equally as good as this o...

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this booka young man disappears without a trace presumed drowned in the lakean airport heist where millions of pounds in several denominations are stolen, this is never foundthen one day a prominent politician dies and questions are raised about his son who had tragically died in a motor bike accidentwistering is sent to investigate and boy does this open up a can of wormsit was lovely to enter the world of wistering and his fam...

Liked it.

Norwegian noir detective novel - interesting and complicated Wisting is a highly placed police officer, asked to investigate the disappearance of a young man several years earlier as well as the discovery of several cardboard boxes at the cabin of a recently deceased politician as both take place in the same vicinity. He gradually gathers together a team of investigators and together the truth eventually comes out. The main protagonists are not particularly developed much and the plot centres ar...

Author Jorn Lier Horst was a real life policeman, eventually becoming head investigator in Larvik, Norway, where he has set his series featuring William Wisting, who is himself Chief Inspector in Larvik CID. So there is an air of authenticity that runs right through the gripping narrative, in this, the second in the Cold Case Quartet.Simon Meier disappeared 15 years ago, but apart from the occasional unconfirmed sighting of him, the trail has gone cold. Politician Bernard Clausen was found dead

It now struck Wisting that the perfect metaphor for an investigation was a jigsaw puzzle. It was just that sometimes you had too many pieces and some of them belonged to a different puzzle.The scene takes place a year after solving The Katharina Code: The Cold Case Quartet, Book 1. Inspector William Wisting of the Larvik Police is summoned to Oslo by the Director-General. Bernard Clausen, a prominent Labour party politician has died of a heart attack and a colleague visiting the deceased’s cabin...

My thanks to Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for the opportunity to read an advance copy of The Cabin by Jørn Lier Horst, the second book in The Cold Case Quartet. I had previously read The Katharina Code, the first in the series, so had some idea what to expect. A lengthy, slow burner of Norwegian noir in which Chief Inspector William Wisting once again is called upon to investigate a cold case that goes back to 2003. It's been fifteen years since Simon Meier walked out of his house, never to be se...

Some hidden money is found after a politician dies. Chief Inspector Wisting has been called in to investigate the death and finds li is to a cold case from 2003 when Si on Meier went missing. The money found in the cabin is believed to be linked to a local robbery which had also taken place several years ago. Wisting's daughter, Line is helping out with the investigation. Are the cases connected.This is the first book that I have read by the author. I also did not know that it was part off a ser...

There is something about Scandinavian mystery writers... I enjoy reading narratives of inspectors as they work through murder and/or cold cases. And this book is the combination of it all. Quick moving plot once the investigation got going - hence I finished the book quickly. Mostly always a reliable genre, I am glad I decided to pick Jørn Lier Horst up.

Having long been a fan of Jørn Lier Horst, I wa pleased when his newest book came across my virtual desk. Horst has developed the William Wisting series and dazzled readers for many years, with an attention to detail and complex cases that boil down to a simple fact. This ‘series within a series’, in which Wisting explores some cold cases, serves to entertain readers just as much as any other book with Wisting in the protagonist role. A long and storied career with the police has helped William

Holding the baby...When former leading politician Bernhard Klausner dies, his colleague is astonished to discover a huge stash of cash hidden in his cabin. Because of the political sensitivity the Chief of Police asks Inspector William Wisting to carry out a confidential investigation to find out where the cash came from. Wisting does what any top police officer asked to investigate a sensitive case would naturally do – he tells the whole story to his journalist daughter and asks her to help wit...

I would like to thank Netgalley and Michael Joseph for a review copy of The Cabin, the second novel in a quartet of cold case investigations to feature Norwegian detective William Wisting.When politician Bernhardt Clausen dies something strange is found in his summer cabin. Wisting is asked to undertake a confidential investigation into this find but soon finds himself widening his investigation when he finds links to the fifteen year old disappearance of local man Simon Meier.I thoroughly enjoy...

Pre-ordered the German edition, which will be released - tomorrow!Jan 12, 2020:Although it took me some time to finish this book it was more because of RL, not because the book was bad or boring. In fact it was an awesome read and from some point on I couldn't stop reading. Highly recommended!And I'm already waiting for the next book:)