The Recurring Cast
Character · Larvik · 15 books

Espen Mortensen

Crime scene technician · Jørn Lier Horst

Espen Mortensen is a careful crime scene technician.

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Character facts

First appearance
Dregs (2011)
Latest appearance
The Lake (2025)
Books
15 (15 minor)
Series
William Wisting
Author
Jørn Lier Horst
Circle
Larvik

Where to meet Espen Mortensen

Espen Mortensen first appears in Dregs (2011), in a minor role, book 1 of the William Wisting series.

Buy Dregs

Every book with Espen Mortensen

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2011·Dregsminor role · William WistingBuy
  2. 2013·Closed for Winterminor role · William WistingBuy
  3. 2014·The Hunting Dogsminor role · William WistingBuy
  4. 2015·The Cavemanminor role · William WistingBuy
  5. 2016·Ordealminor role · William WistingBuy
  6. 2017·When It Grows Darkminor role · William WistingBuy
  7. 2018·The Katharina Codeminor role · William WistingBuy
  8. 2019·The Cabinminor role · William WistingBuy
  9. 2020·The Inner Darknessminor role · William WistingBuy
  10. 2021·A Question of Guiltminor role · William WistingBuy
  11. 2022·The Night Manminor role · William WistingBuy
  12. 2023·Snow Fallminor role · William WistingBuy
  13. 2024·The Traitorminor role · William WistingBuy
  14. 2025·The Lakeminor role · William WistingBuy
  15. 2026·The Last Caseminor role · William Wisting · forthcomingBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Nils HammerDetective and Wisting’s colleague15
William WistingChief Inspector in Larvik15
Line WistingWilliam’s daughter, a journalist14
AmalieLine’s daughter12
Adrian StillerCold case investigator from Kripos4