Author Archives: Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

About Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

I am a Danish teacher. In my spare time I read, write and review crime fiction.

The Danes are Coming

Posted on November 30, 2012

Steen Langstrup, one of the best known Danish writers of horror and noir crime, visits the blog of Darlene Quinn, California. If you like well-written, dark stories about the German occupation of Denmark (1940-45), you should read The Informer, Langstrup’s … Continue reading →

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Christmas – just around the corner

Posted on November 7, 2012

- and that is why I have relaunched my cosy Christmas anthology. Christmas in Knavesborough – four stories, featuring grumpy, generous, mean and murderous villagers from Knavesborough – $ 0.99 only. Here is a lovely review, written by a blog … Continue reading →

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På gæstevisit hos Krimifan

Posted on November 2, 2012

Jeg findes skam endnu, men lige i øjeblikket mest på dansk Den udmærkede blog “Krimifan” kører en serie med forfatterhistorier, og da de opfordrede flere forfattere til at skrive, sprang jeg straks til. En selvudgivers op- og nedture. Desuden har … Continue reading →

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Nyt interview

Posted on September 19, 2012

For kort tid siden kontaktede krimi- og horrorforfatter Steen Langstrup mig og spurgte, om jeg kunne tænke mig at deltage i et interview på hans blog. Efter min mening er denne blog en af de mest interessante som skrives af … Continue reading →

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When you do the undoable…

Posted on September 13, 2012

Latest news: the review in question has disappeared. Have you ever done anything you shouldn’t? No? Well, I thought so, but then you are not bad stubborn me, are you? I have noticed over the last, few months, that while … Continue reading →

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Red Shoes & Black Humour

Posted on September 11, 2012

They are here  – “The Red Shoes” are for sale on Amazon.com, Amazon.uk etc. $ 0.99 only!

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Red Shoes – just around the corner.

Posted on September 9, 2012

I have been busy editing for weeks, and today I have checked the formatting of a new anthology. “The Red Shoes” is right around the corner. Faithful blog readers will remember “The Red Shoes” about Chief Inspector Snowflake who cannot … Continue reading →

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Green Acres

Posted on August 27, 2012

Do you remember Rowan Donegal, the old sheep farmer of “The Cosy Knave”? Sadly, old Rowan has broken his hip, and there is no way he can take care of his animals, or himself, for that matter. Even though I … Continue reading →

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“The Charity Shop” – currently free

Posted on August 10, 2012

Did I remember to tell you my latest Gershwin & Penrose story is free on Amazon.com for the time being? I probably forgot because I assumed all my followers had read it on my blog. But if not, this is … Continue reading →

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Small steps forward

Posted on August 9, 2012

The school holiday is over soon, and despite the capricious weather, we have had some nice weeks in our cottage. I have made some progress on “Anna Märklin´s Family Chronicles”, my Scandinavian mystery, which will hopefully be published some time … Continue reading →

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