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Thirty Days of Darkness: This year''s most chilling, twisty, darkly funny DEBUT thriller

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By (author): Jenny Lund Madsen

Translated by: Megan E. Turney

A snobbish Danish literary author is challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days, travelling to a small village in Iceland for inspiration, and then a body appears an atmospheric, darkly funny, twisty debut thriller, first in an addictive new series.
 
An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat Guardian BOOK OF THE YEAR
 
Dark and sharp A lot of fun Val McDermid
 
Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling. I LOVED the Icelandic setting and satirical observations Will Dean
 
Hilariously scathing. Satirises genre fiction while creating a first-class example of it, full of suspects, red herrings and twists wit and originality make it a joy to read Mark Sanderson, The Times CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR
 
**Winner of the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel**
**Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award**
**Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Award for Best Crime Book in Translation**
**Longlisted for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger**
**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards: Best Debut**
 
COMING SOON TO NETFLIX.
 

 
Copenhagen author Hannah is the darling of the literary community and her novels have achieved massive critical acclaim. But nobody actually reads them, and frustrated by writers block, Hannah has the feeling that shes doing something wrong.
 
When she expresses her contempt for genre fiction, Hanna is publicly challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days. Scared that she will lose face, she accepts, and her editor sends her to Húsafjöður a quiet, tight-knit village in Iceland, filled with colourful local characters for inspiration.
 
But two days after her arrival, the body of a fishermans young son is pulled from the water and what begins as a search for plot material quickly turns into a messy and dangerous investigation that threatens to uncover secrets that put everything at risk including Hannah
 
Atmospheric, dramatic and full of nerve-jangling twists and turns, Thirty Days of Darkness is a darkly funny, unsettling debut Nordic Noir thriller that marks the start of a breath-taking new series.
 
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Dark and atmospheric a bleak and beautiful evocation of Iceland, and Hannah is a pitch-perfect depiction of the bombastic neurosis that we writers know so very well Harriet Tyce
 
Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition darkly humorous and utterly captivating Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
 
A fantastic debut Darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing Tariq Ashkanani
 
Delightfully dark Antti Tuomainen
 
So atmospheric Crime Monthly
 
An absolute gem a superb mix of humour and dark, twisty crime fiction with an added layer of contemplation regarding what makes books 'literary'. The Icelandic setting is perfectly drawn   Not to be missed' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
 
Shades of Fargo and Twin Peaks and theres no higher praise than that. Absolutely brilliant! Rod Reynolds
 
A truly original thriller that perfectly balances humour and suspense Vogue
 
A hugely enjoyable read with thrills and laughs, as Hannah sticks her nose in where its not welcome Michael J. Malone
 
So satisfying a truly great read Lilja Sigurðardóttir
 
A skilful, witty mash-up, playing with tropes of romantic fiction (yes, that popular genre writer turns up in the village and is not so bad after all) and crime fiction (closed community, dark secrets) really entertaining Aly Monroe
 
'This reminded me somewhat of the more recent, meta efforts of the great Anthony Horowitz The Bookbag
 
The most original thriller of the year: realistic, suspenseful and romantic to the very last page. And just when you think you've got the plot figured out, the plot twists again' Politiken See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 125 x 204mm
  • Publication Date: 25 May 2023
  • Publisher: Orenda Books
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781914585616

About Jenny Lund Madsen

Jenny Lund Madsen is one of Denmarks most acclaimed scriptwriters (including the international hits Rita and Follow the Money) and is known as an advocate for better representation for sexual and ethnic minorities in Danish TV and film. She recently made her debut as a playwright with the critically acclaimed Audition (Aarhus Teater) and her debut literary thriller Thirty Days of Darkness first in an addictive new series won the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel of the year and was shortlisted for the coveted Glass Key Award. She lives in Denmark with her young family.

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