Monthly Archives: July 2011

Thy´s Day # 59

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

I have finally spent a day or two in a proper holidayish fashion, darting around in beautiful Thy, snapping pictures for your benefit. Sjørring Vold is an old embankment (vold = bank or rampart), but today one of the main … Continue reading →

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Simon Beckett, Written in Bone (2007)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

This British thriller is the second in the Dr David Hunter series. See my review of The Chemistry of Death. “The peace of the old cottage is broken by a footfall. The rotting door is pushed open, its rusted hinges … Continue reading →

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Fred Vargas & me

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I have tried to read Fred Vargas´ “Have Mercy on Us All” several times. It has sat on my TBR for more than a year, glaring at me, wanting to be read. After three days I had got through twenty … Continue reading →

Posted in Fred Vargas, non-review | 23 Comments

Funday – a Bestseller Poll

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Following the example of a couple of blog friends, I´ll test the poll feature of WordPress (and pick your brains, but we will forget I said that). Please indulge me by trying it – you can choose up to five … Continue reading →

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Denise Mina, Still Midnight (2009)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

This Scottish police procedural is the first in the Alex Morrow series. Meet Pat and Eddy, two old pals from Glasgow: “They´d watched films together, met and dumped women together, went to the gym together and, in the manner of … Continue reading →

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While African children starve…

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Sorry, I know you came here to see Thy´s Day # 59. I had even compiled some pictures of nice summer flowers. But that was until I watched the news last night. So while I am enjoying a nice summer … Continue reading →

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Under Cover II

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Back in June I showed you my first attempts at creating a cover for “The Cosy Knave”. I hoped to get a new photo for it, but that may not be possible so here you see my second attempts. With … Continue reading →

Posted in The Cosy Knave | 22 Comments

Reading in the Hammock

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

The other day I flicked through the book supplement of the Danish paper “Weekendavisen”, searching for the crime fiction news. (Our best book supplement if you ask me). Journalist Katinka Bruun recommends nine books ´for the hammock´. Five of these … Continue reading →

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Thy-Dweller on Amazon

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I promise to stop ranting about “Heather Farm” – soon. But I just found this article in our local paper and I had to share the link with you: Thybo (someone who lives in Thy) hits Amazon top  

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My Writing Life

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Those of you who have known me forever (i.e. two years or more) know that July means holiday from school and plenty of time to write crime fiction. After three slow spring months I had written no more than 16,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Nights | 10 Comments