Jenny Lund Madsen – författare

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 writer’s block, Hannah has the feeling that she’s 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 fisherman’s 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.  ____________________________________  ‘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 there’s 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 it’s 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

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 writer’s block, Hannah has the feeling that she’s 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 fisherman’s 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.  ____________________________________  ‘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 there’s 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 it’s 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

Hannah’s love life is in ruins, writer’s block hits, and her agent sends her to Sicily to finish her sequel. But when murder strikes, Hannah’s life turns into the crime novel she’s meant to write. Darkly funny, atmospheric, and full of twists, the second instalment in an addictive new series.‘Jenny Lund Madsen’s spoof destination thriller is a brilliant follow-up to her meta-mystery Thirty Days of Darkness... It cunningly fulfils Hannah’s promise to her agent that her second crime novel will be “bloodier and more dangerous. Just the way you like it, with lots of twists and turns’ The Times‘Hilarious, dark and whip-smart, Under the Blazing Sun confirms Madsen as a wonderful literary talent’ Doug Johnstone‘This flight from Denmark to Sicily will offer plenty of wry smiles for fans of the genre in a clever, double-pronged approach’ Nordic Watchlist‘The quintessential holiday read, funny and atmospheric. Hannah is the kind of heroine we’d all love as a friend, and it’s also a brilliant evocation of the stunning island landscape of Sicily. My favourite read of the year so far!’ Kate Rhodes‘A wild ride of murder and humour. The most fun I’ve had reading a crime novel this year’ Will Carver______Hannah is miserable. Her love life is in ruins, her contract demands a sequel to her bestselling crime debut—and she’s out of ideas. After a mortifying TV interview, her agent ships her off to a sun-drenched Sicilian villa with a simple order: finish the book. No distractions. No excuses.But inspiration doesn’t strike—murder does.When a night out ends in murder, Hannah finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation… again. The police want her out of the way, and the only person who seems to believe her is a young but charming Italian police officer. That is, until she doesn’t.Soon Hannah is chasing suspects, fleeing crime scenes, and doing whatever it takes to avoid becoming the next victim. She came to write a crime novel. Now she’s trapped inside one.Dark, sly and deliciously atmospheric, Under the Blazing Sun is the second novel in the award-winning series featuring accidental sleuth and disgruntled literary author Hannah, whose pursuit of plot twists keeps turning dangerously real.______Praise for the MURDER BY THE BOOK series‘Dark and atmospheric… Hannah is a pitch-perfect depiction of the bombastic neurosis that we writers know so very well’ Harriet Tyce‘An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat’ Guardian‘Fantastic… darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing’ Tariq Ashkanani‘Dark and sharp… a lot of fun’ Val McDermid‘Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling’ 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’ Sunday Times‘Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition, darkly humorous and utterly captivating’ Eva Björg Ægisdóttir‘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”… Not to be missed’ Yrsa Sigurðardóttir‘Shades of Fargo and Twin Peaks and there’s 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 it’s not welcome’ Michael J. Malone‘So satisfying… a truly great read’ Lilja Sigurðardóttir‘A skilful, witty mash-up… really entertaining’ Aly Monroe‘This reminded me somewhat of the more recent, meta efforts of the great Anthony Horowitz’ The BookbagWhat readers are saying…‘Laugh-out-loud funny… Hannah is a brilliant creation’‘Skewers the publishing industry in the best possible way’‘Reminded me of Anthony Horowitz… meta, sharp, funny but also so tense’‘A crazy combination of destination thriller, Nordic Noir and dark comedy crime… I loved it’‘A new addition to my list of favourite authors!’‘Full of clever twists and turns… worthy of the hype’‘Funny, gripping and so well paced’‘Very much looking forward to a third book, please don’t make me wait too long’

Hannah’s love life is in ruins, writer’s block hits, and her agent sends her to Sicily to finish her sequel. But when murder strikes, Hannah’s life turns into the crime novel she’s meant to write. Darkly funny, atmospheric, and full of twists, the second instalment in an addictive new series.‘Jenny Lund Madsen's spoof destination thriller is a brilliant follow-up to her meta-mystery Thirty Days of Darkness … It cunningly fulfils Hannah's promise to her agent that her second crime novel will be “bloodier and more dangerous. Just the way you like it, with lots of twists and turns.”’ The Times‘Hilarious, dark and whip-smart, Under the Blazing Sun confirms Madsen as a wonderful literary talent’ Doug Johnstone‘This flight from Denmark to Sicily will offer plenty of wry smiles for fans of the genre in a clever, double-pronged approach’ Nordic Watchlist‘The quintessential holiday read, funny and atmospheric. Hannah is the kind of heroine we'd all love as a friend, and it's also a brilliant evocation of the stunning island landscape of Sicily. My favourite read of the year so far!’ Kate Rhodes‘A wild ride of murder and humour. The most fun I've had reading a crime novel this year’ Will Carver–––––––––Hannah is miserable. Her love life is in ruins, her contract demands a sequel to her bestselling crime debut – and she’s out of ideas. After a mortifying TV interview, her agent ships her off to a sun-drenched Sicilian villa with a simple order: finish the book. No distractions. No excuses.But inspiration doesn’t strike – murder does.When a night out ends in murder, Hannah finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation … again. The police want her out of the way, and the only person who seems to believe her is a young but charming Italian police officer. That is, until she doesn’t.Soon Hannah is chasing suspects, fleeing crime scenes, and doing whatever it takes to avoid becoming the next victim. She came to write a crime novel. Now she’s trapped inside one.Dark, sly and deliciously atmospheric, Under the Blazing Sun is the second novel in the award-winning series featuring accidental sleuth and disgruntled literary author Hannah, whose pursuit of plot twists keeps turning dangerously real.–––––––––Praise for the MURDER BY THE BOOK series‘Dark and atmospheric … Hannah is a pitch-perfect depiction of the bombastic neurosis that we writers know so very well’ Harriet Tyce‘An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat’ Guardian‘Fantastic … darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing’ Tariq Ashkanani‘Dark and sharp … a lot of fun’ Val McDermid‘Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling’ 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’ Sunday Times‘Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition – darkly humorous and utterly captivating’ Eva Björg Ægisdóttir‘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’ … Not to be missed’ Yrsa Sigurðardóttir‘Shades of Fargo and Twin Peaks – and there's no higher praise than that. Absolutely brilliant!’ Rod Reynolds

»Ein wahrhaft origineller Krimi, der Humor und Spannung perfekt ausbalanciert.« VOGUE ScandinaviaEine Schriftstellerin auf der Suche nach Inspiration. Ein kleines isländisches Dorf. Ein ungelöster Mordfall. Und eine Realität, die sich mehr und mehr selbst schreibt. 30 Tage Dunkelheit ist die Entdeckung des Jahres aus Dänemark.»Jeder Idiot kann in einem Monat einen Krimi schreiben!«, schimpft die renommierte, aber leider auch ziemlich erfolglose Schriftstellerin Hannah Krause-Bendix vor laufender Kamera. Nun muss sie, um ihren Ruf zu retten, in einem Monat einen Krimi abliefern. Kurzentschlossen wird sie von ihrem Lektor in die winterliche Einöde Islands geschickt – die perfekte Kulisse, wie ihm scheint. Doch als der Neffe ihrer Gastgeberin unter mysteriösen Umständen tot aufgefunden wird, wird die Fiktion plötzlich Realität. War es Mord? Je tiefer Hannah gräbt, desto deutlicher wird ihr zu verstehen gegeben, dass sie sich raushalten soll. Und bald steht nicht mehr nur Hannahs Karriere auf dem Spiel.

»Jenny Lund Madsen setzt neue Maßstäbe.« PolitikenSengende Hitze. Eine weitläufige Villa mit Pool und Meerblick. Ein Glas Rotwein, Zigaretten, ein aufgeklappter Laptop, der blinkende Cursor auf der leeren Seite. Die von Liebeskummer geplagte Schriftstellerin Hannah Krause-Bendix wurde von ihrem Lektor nach Sizilien geschickt. Dort soll sie endlich ihre Schreibblockade lösen und den versprochenen zweiten Kriminalroman schreiben. Doch stattdessen liegt da eines Morgens eine Leiche in der Küche. Plötzlich steht Hannah selbst im Zentrum einer echten Mordermittlung. Schafft sie es, den Mord aufzuklären und ihre Unschuld zu beweisen?Vor perfekter Kulisse, zwischen Sonne, Strand und Rotwein, soll Hannah sich endlich ihrem Kriminalroman widmen. Statt zu schreiben, erkundet sie allerdings lieber erst mal die Umgebung und die lokalen Restaurants. Bei Spaghetti Vongole und zu viel Nero d''Avola lernt sie ein wohlhabendes schwedisches Ehepaar kennen und übernachtet in deren luxuriöser Villa. Am nächsten Morgen liegt die Hausherrin tot in der Küche, mit einem Fleischhammer erschlagen. Der Ehemann: verschwunden. Und Hannah, völlig verkatert, wird zur Hauptverdächtigen in dem Mordfall. Fieberhaft stürzt sie sich auf eigene Faust in die Ermittlungen.Der neue Inselkrimi der preisgekrönten Autorin Jenny Lund Madsen: Selbstironisch, weinselig und mörderisch gut.

VINNARE AV HARALD MORGENSEN-PRISET FÖR ÅRETS BÄSTA DANSKA KRIMINALROMAN! »En spännande, originell & välskriven kriminalroman.« Danska Kriminalakademin utser Trettio dagars mörker till Årets bästa danska kriminalroman »Spännande till sista sidan. Årets mest originella kriminalroman.« Betyg: 5 av 6, Politiken »Mycket spännande och läsvärd.« Litteratursiden.dk Den snobbiga, ensamstående, alkoholiserade och dessutom skrivblockerade författaren Hannah får genom en ödets nyck utmaningen att skriva en kriminalroman på trettio dagar. Hon reser hals över huvud till Island för inspiration och tar logi hos den gästfria Ella i den fridfulla lilla orten Húsafjörður. Men under den lugna ytan är starka strömmar i rörelse. Några dagar efter Hannahs ankomst fiskas Ellas systerson Thor livlös upp ur havet. Thor var, som alla andra på orten, son till en fiskare, men han led av stark vattenskräck och alla visste att han alltid undvek havet. Så hur kunde han ha drunknat? Var det verkligen en olycka? Hannah börjar undersöka dödsfallet som en möjlig ingång till sin klichédeckare, men dras snart in i byn Húsafjörður dunkla hemligheter. På Island, med dess snö och mörker, avtäcker hon allt mer ett dramatiskt förflutet - samtidigt som hon också börjar skönja en framtid. JENNY LUND MADSEN är en dansk författare, född 1983. Hon har en magisterexamen i Filmvetenskap och har studerat manusförfattande på University of California i Los Angeles. Sedan 2009 har hon arbetat som manusförfattare för filmer och tv-serier. Trettio dagars mörker [2020] är hennes första deckare, som vann Harald Mogensen-priset för Årets bästa danska kriminalroman och därmed också är nominerad till det nordiska deckarpriset Glasnyckeln.