Jørn Lier Horst
Jørn Lier Horst (born 27 February 1970) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction and a former Senior Investigating Officer at Vestfold police district. He made his writing debut in 2004 with "Key Witness", based on a true murder story. The detective character in his crime novels is William Wisting, and a television series based on the series was commissioned in 2016. He has also written children books, including a series named "Clue" and books about Detective agency no. 2. Personal life. Horst was born in Bamble, Telemark, the younger of two brothers. His parents were Oddvar  and Hildur Lier Olsen. In 1995 he married Beate Horst and now uses her surname. They live in Stavern with their two children. Bibliography. Children's books. Detective Agency no. 2 series "Clue" series Awards and honours. 2010 The Riverton Prize shortlist for Dregs (no) 2011 The Riverton Prize shortlist for Closed for Winter (no) 2011 The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for Closed for Winter (no) 2011 Vestfold Literature Prize (no) 2012 The Riverton Prize for The Hunting Dogs (no) 2012 Ark’s Children's Book award shortlist for The Salamander mystery (no) 2013 The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize shortlist for The  Hunting dogs (no) 2013 The Glass Key award for The Hunting Dogs (nordic) 2013 The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize shortlist for The Caveman (no) 2016 The Petrona Award for The Caveman (uk) 2014 The Martin Beck Award for The Hunting Dogs (swe) 2015 Ark’s Book of the Year shortlist for Ordeal (no) 2016 The Bokslukerprisen award shortlist for The Riverton Mystery (no) 2016 Special Award for Excellence in Crime Fiction Writing (PL) 2016 The Petrona Award for The Caveman (uk) 2017 The Bokslukerprisen award shortlist for The Wolfhound Mystery (no) 2017 BOK365 Book of the Year shortlist for The Katharina  code (no) 2017 CWA International Dagger longlist for When it grows dark (uk) 2018 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière shortlist for The Hunting dogs (fr) 2018 BOK365 Book of the Year shortlist for The Cabin (no) 2018 The Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year Award for Dregs (nordic) 2019 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière shortlist for The Caveman (fr) 2019 CWA International Dagger longlist for The Katharina Code (uk) 2019 BOK365 Book of the Year shortlist for The Inner Darkness (no) 2019 The Petrona Award for The Katharina Code (uk) 2020 The Edgar Award shortlist for The Wisting tv-series  (us) 2020 CWA International Dagger longlist for The Cabin (uk) 2020 The Petrona Award shortlist for The Cabin (uk) 2021 Prix du Bureau des Lecteurs shortlist for Ordeal (fr) 2021 Vrij Nederland’s Thriller of the Year shortlist for The Katharina Code (nl) 2021 The Petrona Award shortlist for Death Deserved (uk) 2021 The Beech Book Award shortlist for A Question of Guilt (no)