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Jorn Lier Horst is a former Senior Investigating Officer in the Norwegian police force. He made his debut as a crime writer in 2004 and is now considered one of the foremost Nordic crime writers. His William Wisting series has been extremely successful, having sold more than 1 million copies in Norway alone. The series has been translated into thirty languages and adapted for television.

Thomas Enger is a former journalist. He made his debut with the crime novel Burned (Skinndød) in 2010, which became an international sensation before publication. Burned is the first in a series of five books about the journalist Henning Juul, which delves into the depths of Oslo's underbelly, skewering the corridors of dirty politics and nailing the fast-moving world of twenty-four-hour news. Rights to the series have been sold to twenty-eight countries to date. In 2013, Enger published his first book for young adults, a dark fantasy thriller called The Evil Legacy, for which he won the U-prize (Best Book Young Adult). Killer Instinct, another young adult suspense novel, was published in Norway in 2017. Rights have been sold to Germany and Iceland. Enger also composes music, and he lives in Oslo. Follow him on X @EngerThomas or visit his website ThomasEnger.net.