Thomas Enger was born in Oslo in 1973 but grew up in Jessheim. He has an education in journalism and has also studied sports and history. He worked at the Norwegian online newspaper Nettavisen for nine years.
He has composed music and written books since the age of 18. He is also working on a musical.
Enger’s first book, Skinndød, was published in 2010. It is the first book in a series of at least six featuring crime journalist Henning Juul. The second installment, Fantomsmerte, was released in the fall of 2011; Blodtåke, the third book was published in 2013.
Books in order of publication (In English or Norwegian):
Burned (Henning Juul # 1) – 2010
Pierced (Henning Juul # 2) – 2011
Scarred (Blodtåke) (Henning Juul # 3) – 2013
Cursed (Henning Juul # 4) – 2014
Killed (Banesår) (Henning Juul # 5) – 2015
Inborn – 2017
Enkebyen – De bortførte -2019
Het boek van de galg – 2021
SON (Kari Voss # 1) – 2025