Writing

Jørn Lier Horst

Born February 27, 1970 · Bamble, Telemark, Norway (age 56)

Jørn Lier Horst is a Norwegian author of crime fiction and a former Senior Investigating Officer. His works is, among other things, his books about the police chief William Wisting and his children crime novels Detective Agency no. 2 series and the Clue series. There is a TV-Series about Wisting containing five seasons. There are one Clue movie and two Detective Agency no. 2 movies.

Known For

Man’s Best Friend

Man’s Best Friend · 2022

Man’s Best Friend

Georg’s wife is found dead. He seeks consolation in his dog.

Operation Shadowman

Operation Shadowman · 2018

Operation Shadowman

MovieFamilyMystery

Mysterious holes in the ground appear during the night, causing Oliver's bicycle to be destroyed. Who made these holes and why? The child detectives Tiril and Oliver will have to be as smart as Sherlock Holmes to find out.

Operation Mummy

Operation Mummy · 2019

Operation Mummy

MovieFamilyAdventure

When a mummy display arrives in Elvestad, numerous unexplainable accidents happen to the employees at the museum. Rumors has it that they are haunted by pharao Tutankhamon's curse.

Clue: The Maltese Mystery

Clue: The Maltese Mystery · 2021

Clue: The Maltese Mystery

MovieCrimeAction

The same day that Cecilia and Une meet Leo for the first time, a corpse appears on the beach in Skutebukta. Who is he and what does he have to do with Cecilia’s mother’s death the year before?

Åsted Norge

Åsted Norge · 2016

SeriesNewsCrime

With the help of skilled journalists and their own expert team, "Åsted Norway" will uncover and try to solve crimes. The viewers can expect an intense pursuit of sought after criminals.

Wisting

Wisting · 2019

SeriesDramaCrime

Empathetic, meticulous and relentless - the only thing to escape Larvik detective William Wisting in his hunt for Norway's most notorious criminals is a happy family life. And when two mysterious deaths interrupt Wisting's Christmas, it is the beginning of a showdown with the deadliest killer of them all.

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Man’s Best Friend

Man’s Best Friend · 2022

Man’s Best Friend

Georg’s wife is found dead. He seeks consolation in his dog.

Short Story

Operation Shadowman

Operation Shadowman · 2018

Operation Shadowman

MovieFamilyMystery

Mysterious holes in the ground appear during the night, causing Oliver's bicycle to be destroyed. Who made these holes and why? The child detectives Tiril and Oliver will have to be as smart as Sherlock Holmes to find out.

Book

Operation Mummy

Operation Mummy · 2019

Operation Mummy

MovieFamilyAdventure

When a mummy display arrives in Elvestad, numerous unexplainable accidents happen to the employees at the museum. Rumors has it that they are haunted by pharao Tutankhamon's curse.

Book

Clue: The Maltese Mystery

Clue: The Maltese Mystery · 2021

Clue: The Maltese Mystery

MovieCrimeAction

The same day that Cecilia and Une meet Leo for the first time, a corpse appears on the beach in Skutebukta. Who is he and what does he have to do with Cecilia’s mother’s death the year before?

Book

Åsted Norge

Åsted Norge · 2016

SeriesNewsCrime

With the help of skilled journalists and their own expert team, "Åsted Norway" will uncover and try to solve crimes. The viewers can expect an intense pursuit of sought after criminals.

Wisting

Wisting · 2019

SeriesDramaCrime

Empathetic, meticulous and relentless - the only thing to escape Larvik detective William Wisting in his hunt for Norway's most notorious criminals is a happy family life. And when two mysterious deaths interrupt Wisting's Christmas, it is the beginning of a showdown with the deadliest killer of them all.

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