Category Archives: thriller

>Michael Robotham, Drowning Man aka Lost (2005)

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>[Ikke oversat til dansk] This thriller is Australian writer Robotham´s second. Again it takes place in London, and the psychologist Joe O´Loughlin features, but this time the main protagonist is DI Vincent Ruiz (second fiddle in the first novel). Robotham … Continue reading →

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>Maria Ernestam, Hundens ører (2008)

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>[Unfortunately, this Swedish thriller has not been translated into English – in my opinion it should be! It is available in nine different languages, however, so you may look for it in Dutch or German, or what about Icelandic or … Continue reading →

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>Sophie Hannah, Little Face (2006)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> [Bogen er desværre ikke oversat til dansk] This British novel is the first in a series, and the author´s crime fiction debut. Young Alice Fancourt marries David, the single father of Felix, and move into his rich, generous mother´s … Continue reading →

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>Inger Frimansson, Skyggen i vandet (2006)

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>– oversat fra svensk, (Skuggan i vattnet 2005) – inverted mysteryAdvarsel: Da denne bog er en fortsættelse af Frimanssons krimi-debut, “Godnat, min elskede”, kan det ikke rigtigt lade sig gøre at skrive noget om plottet, uden at komme ind på, … Continue reading →

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>Ingrid Hedström, The Schoolmistress of Villette (2008).

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>The book has not been translated into English, but I have decided to use it as part of my 2009 suspense and thriller challenge even though it is a bit unfair (legal thriller). This Swedish thriller takes place in Villette, … Continue reading →

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>Kerstin Ekman, Blackwater (1996)

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>[Bingo post 8 & 2009 thriller reading challenge]This Swedish thriller begins in the present (the 1990s) when the main character, Annie Raft, wakes up at four o’clock in the morning at the sound of a car engine ticking over outside … Continue reading →

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>Michael Robotham, Den Mistænkte (Modtryk 2004)

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Advarsel! Efter de første ti sider er det rigtig svært at lægge denne bog fra sig!På første side møder vi den anerkendte professor og psykolog Joseph O´Loughlin på toppen af et hospital, hvor han forsøger at overtale en kræftsyg 17-årig … Continue reading →

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>En udfordring til mig selv – Suspense and Thriller Reading Challenge

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Jeg har besluttet mig for at melde mig til en af de talrige læse-udfordringer, der kan findes rundt om på engelske bogblogs. Denne udfordring er ret oplagt for mig; opgaven går ud på at læse tolv forskellige undergenrer af thrillers … Continue reading →

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>Krimi for begyndere (en udfordring)

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>For nogle af os er det bare en sund og naturlig trang at læse krimier. Visse andre læsere skal lirkes eller lokkes indenfor i krimiverdenen. (Så er hensigten med denne mini-artikel i hvert fald meldt klart ud). Nogle mennesker læser … Continue reading →

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