William Wisting Books in Order
William Wisting by Jorn Lier Horst contains 14 books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is Dregs / Bunnfall (2010) and the newest is The Lake (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2010–2025
- Confirmed
- 14 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,882 in 6 of 14 books
William Wisting is a Norwegian police procedural series by Jorn Lier Horst, running to 14 books published in English translation between 2010 and 2025. William Wisting is a police investigator, and miscarriage of justice recurs alongside murder investigation. Dregs, also published as Bunnfall, opens the run in 2010, followed by Closed for Winter (2011), The Hunting Dogs (2012), The Caveman (2013), Ordeal (2015), The Katharina Code (2017), The Cabin (2018) and A Question of Guilt (2020), through to The Lake (2025). A chronological order is recorded alongside publication order.
How many William Wisting books are there?
William Wisting has 14 books, released between 2010 and 2025.
William Wisting Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 William Wisting books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Dregs / Bunnfall2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/420103103/4
- 2Closed for Winter2011 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/420113213/4
- 3The Hunting Dogs2012 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/420123233/4
- 4The Caveman2013 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420133523/4
- 5Ordeal2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 6When It Grows Dark2016 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/420161603/4
- 7The Katharina Code2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420174163/4
- 8The Cabin2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 9The Inner Darkness2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 10A Question of Guilt2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 11The Night Man2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 12Snow Fall2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 13The Traitor2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 14The Lake2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
William Wisting Books in Chronological Order
In story order, When It Grows Dark comes first and The Lake comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 14 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 6When It Grows Dark2016 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/420161603/4
- 11The Night Man2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 1Dregs / Bunnfall2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/420103103/4
- 2Closed for Winter2011 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/420113213/4
- 3The Hunting Dogs2012 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/420123233/4
- 4The Caveman2013 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420133523/4
- 5Ordeal2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 7The Katharina Code2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420174163/4
- 8The Cabin2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 9The Inner Darkness2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 10A Question of Guilt2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 12Snow Fall2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 13The Traitor2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 14The Lake2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Do you have to read William Wisting books in order?
You should read the William Wisting books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each William Wisting book also stands alone.
Where to start with William Wisting
Start with Dregs / Bunnfall (2010), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, When It Grows Dark comes first.
What is the newest William Wisting book?
The Lake (2025) is the newest William Wisting book released so far.
Is there a new William Wisting book coming?
No next William Wisting book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William Wisting at a glance
- Still running
- William Wisting is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- William Wisting books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,882 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 322 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William Wisting books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the William Wisting books are about
8 of the 14 William Wisting books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crime 6 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 8 books
- Investigation 3 of 8 books
- Murder 3 of 8 books
- Norway 3 of 8 books
- Police 3 of 8 books
More books by Jorn Lier Horst
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jorn Lier Horst books in order 32 books