Category Archives: Bogudfordringen 2011

Aimée & David Thurlo, Black Thunder (2011)

[Læst til Bogudfordringen 2011; en bog udgivet i 2011]. A Forge Book, published by Tom Doherty Associates, N.Y. I received a review copy from the publisher. The sleuths of this series are Tribal Police Investigator Ella Clah and her sidekick, … Continue reading

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John Lawton, Black Out (1995)

(A last-minute review for ´Bogudfordringen 2011´. October = historical event). This is the first volume of the British Frederick Troy series. “The fat boy stared, anxious to believe what he could see clearly for the first time. The shaggy hound … Continue reading

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Åsa Larsson, Till dess din vrede upphör (2008)

Den fjerde svenske krimi om anklageren Rebecca Martinsson. Jeg købte bogen på svensk for at spare, men jeg må indrømme, at det har varet alt for længe at få den halet ned fra hylden igen. Et er at læse Läckberg … Continue reading

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Kishwar Desai, Witness the Night (2010)

Bogudfordringen 2011; bøger fra andre kontinenter end Europa og Nordamerika. The Global Reading Challenge 2011: Asia. This Indian psychological thriller is the writer´s second stand-alone, but the first one published in Britain. “I turn around again and, shivering in the … Continue reading

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>A Few Steps Forward

> I have not written much about my challenges lately so perhaps it is time for a progress report. First, the Danish challenge “Bogudfordringen 2011”. January – crime before 2000. February – short storiesMarch – female Danish writersApril – books … Continue reading

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>Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley´s Secret (1862)

> This British novel is a combination of mystery and romance. It is not the writer´s first work, but the story that made her rich and famous. According to Wikipedia, her own life was quite adventurous (warning: the article sums … Continue reading

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>Bogudfordringen – februars noveller.

>En opsamlingspost om de tre novellesamlinger, jeg fik læst i februar. Den første i bogform, de to andre som e-bøger. At det blev tre amerikanske forfattere, er helt tilfældigt. Først læste jeg Roald Dahls Kispus (1978), først udgivet på engelsk … Continue reading

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>Margery Allingham, Hide My Eyes (1958)

> This British novel was the very prolific author´s sixteenth Albert Campion story. I thought it would be very suitable for two of my reading challenges. I read it in Danish (I shouldn´t have, but my excuse is that I … Continue reading

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>En dansk udfordring

> Efter to år med krimibloggen må jeg jo indrømme, jeg er blevet mere og mere engelsk. Ikke med vilje, men mange af de danske bloggere, jeg har fundet på min vej, blogger ikke særlig regelmæssigt. (Jeg er rigtig glad … Continue reading

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