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The Katharina Code
- The Cold Case Quartet, Book 1
- Narrated by: Tim McInnerny
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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The Katharina Code
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Katharina Code by Jørn Lier Horst, read by Tim McInnerny.
Twenty-four years ago Katharina Haugen went missing. All she left behind was her husband Martin and a mysterious string of numbers scribbled on a piece of paper.
Every year on October 9th Chief Inspector William Wisting takes out the files to the case he was never able to solve. Stares at the code he was never able to crack. And visits the husband he was never able to help.
But now Martin Haugen is missing too.
As Wisting prepares to investigate another missing persons case he's visited by a detective from Oslo. Adrian Stiller is convinced Martin's involved in another disappearance of a young woman and asks Wisting to close the net around Martin.
But is Wisting playing cat and mouse with a dangerous killer or a grief-stricken husband who cannot lay the past to rest?
Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, The Katharina Code is a heart-stopping story of one man's obsession with his coldest case.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-11-2019
Not quite Scandi Noir more Scandi-Gris
I enjoy a number Scandi crime thrillers, Nesbo, Stieg Larssen etc but I found this to be more of a police procedural rather than a thriller.
Was it well written? Yes, but it is flat. The mysteries are not too deep or moving. Wisting is dull - no drinking issues, no psychological malaise just a good cop. I do not want to say that all fictional detectives need to have a good backstory or issues but it is necessary to help build a lightweight story like this one. This one lacks suspense.
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- Odette
- 31-03-2022
Satisfactory for an easy listen.
A good story with great narration. Not very exciting and a little predictable, but a good time-passer. Look fwd to next in series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-01-2019
A bit slow for me
It's a well written story. But not really my cup of tea. I found the story rather flat.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-08-2018
Buen descubrimiento
Vale la pena, una vez que agarra, no suelta. Un estilo distinto, muy bien escrito y así también relatado
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- Miss
- 19-09-2020
Cold case Nordic crime
Another great Wisting story. A little predictable - this one comes from a different perspective, so the culprit is revealed fairly early but nice tense moments to carry things to a satisfying conclusion.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-07-2023
How did Wisting become Wisteyan and Wistiyan?
After watching the series and listening 7 audio books from the same author, about the same character (William Wisting), in this book, Wisting became Wisteyan and sometimes Wistiyan, and Line is sometimes Line and sometimes LIna, and Tommy Kvanter is now KVATNA. Please somebody help me, how did this happen?
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