Category Archives: Danish

Jens Østergaard, The Dragon, the Singer, the Hero

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

(Danish crime story, not translated into English) I visited our local library two weeks ago to try some of their recent, Scandinavian crime fiction. In my circles, Jens Østergaard is quite the buzzword these days, and I agree that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, Jens Østergaard, review, review 2014, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Hans Schmidt Petersen, The Snail´s House (2009)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Not translated into English (yet?), but I am sure many of you would enjoy this series. A Danish police procedural, “Sneglens hus”. A very promising debut, and I liked two aspects especially. First, even though the story deals with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, German, review, review 2012 | Tagged | 7 Comments

Lene Kaaberbøl, Kadaverdoktoren (2010)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

[This Danish thriller by Lene Kaaberbøl, one half of the boy-in-the-suitcase duo, is the first in a series of historical fiction. It is set in France in the 1890s and offers a very strong and stubborn female protagonist who never … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, Lene Kaaberbøl, review, review 2012 | 9 Comments

Flu, fly, flum…

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Delirious? Not quite – but decidedly unwell all of last week. A short report of what I read (as you won´t want to hear what else I was doing)   June Whyte, Chasing Can Be Murder (2010) Australian debut, amateur … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Australian, Beth Mathison, Betty Webb, Danish, Inger Wolf, June Whyte, Ransom Riggs, review, review 2012 | 9 Comments

Release party: De røde sko

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

[This weekend I am celebrating a new anthology of Danish short stories. I have translated five blog stories: The Red Shoes, The Blue Vase, Heather Farm, Zed Alley and The Charity Shop. So a warm thank you to all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, publication | 5 Comments

Sissel-Jo Gazan, Dinosaurens fjer (2008)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Jeg har læst en række meget blandede anmeldelser af denne danske krimi, men den meget langsomme antithriller var en positiv overraskelse. Biblioteksbog. Jeg nød den meget anderledes krimi, som bruger masser af tid på at udfolde hovedpersonen Annas problemer med … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, review, review 2012, Sissel-Jo Gazan | 6 Comments

Elsebeth Egholm, Tre hundes nat (2011)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

– one good thing about being tired and overworked is that I have read a handful of library books on the sofa this week. All in Danish, but I will write a few words in English about the books that … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, Elsebeth Egholm, review, review 2012 | 1 Comment

Susanne Staun, Hilsen fra Rexville (2011)

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Nogle bøger glæder man sig bare så meget til at man er nødt til at tigge om et anmeldereksemplar og glemme alt om de 70 andre som venter på hylden. Bogen er den anden i Stauns nye serie om retsmedicineren … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, review, review 2011, Susanne Staun | 4 Comments

Dansk debut: Anna Märklins familiekrønike

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Så skete det endelig Gutenbog kom først med min nye, danske krimi/spændingsroman. Saxo.com er på vej, men forsiden mangler endnu, og jeg har kun kunnet finde den ene Saxo selvudgiverbog endnu. Hvor er det sjovt at være pioner. De første … Continue reading →

Posted in Anna Märklin, Danish, publication | 3 Comments

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Journal 64 (2010)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Bogen er den fjerde i serien om Carl Mørck, Assad og Rose, som stadig holder til i kælderen under politigården. Det hele begynder i 1985, da Nete Rosen, den ansete direktørs ansete hustru, er til hyldestmiddag for en nobelprismodtager. En … Continue reading →

Posted in Danish, Jussi Adler-Olsen, review, review 2011 | 10 Comments