Category Archives: Crystal Nights

Crystal Nights – published!

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Finally. Crystal Nights is out there. Below is the description, but if you are curious and want to know what Vendsyssel (my region) was like in the 1960s, you should take a look at this free picture companion. Kristallnacht in … Continue reading →

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Two-Sentence Tuesday

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Two-Sentence Tuesday is hosted by Women of Mystery. I have made some progress on “Crystal Nights” this month; not quite as much as I hoped, but better than my minimum goal. We have had unstable, cloudy weather much of the … Continue reading →

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My Writing Life

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

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 →

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My Writing Life

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Mid-exam you may not feel you have any kind of life, but I have taken a few steps forward. My historical mystery, Crystal Nights, set in Denmark in the 1960s, grows slowly but steadily (no, it doesn´t, but at least … Continue reading →

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>Q is for Quest

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> [The alphabet in crime meme is hosted by Kerrie] I suppose you could say most crime fiction is about a quest, yet the feeling is much stronger in some stories than in others. Today, I have selected three (or … Continue reading →

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>Two-Sentence Tuesday

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Here is a teaser from my current read. It is far from the first time I am reading a novel by the British writer Martin Edwards, and I know you will enjoy the first two sentences as much as I … Continue reading →

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>Two-Sentence Tuesday

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Two-sentence Tuesday is hosted by Women of Mystery Today I will share a teaser with you from my current read, a classical crime-cum-romance story (or vice versa): “There was not much in it; neither gold nor gems; only a baby´s … Continue reading →

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>WeekEnd

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>A few Easter holidays to look forward to so what are my plans? (Apart from all our wonderful family hullabaloo which comes first and tends to swallow most of my time and energy anyway). Well, as soon as I have … Continue reading →

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>N is for Niels and for Nerds

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>– for Kerrie´s alphabet meme – Why is it that so many of us love crime series? There may be many different answers, but I am sure the protagonist plays a very important role. Some are strong and active, others … Continue reading →

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>Two-Sentence Tuesday

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Two-Sentence Tuesday is hosted by Women of Mystery.  Perhaps you have noticed that I have darted around like a headless hen for some time. No, not literally (at least I hope not though it might explain a couple of things), … Continue reading →

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