{"product_id":"thirty-days-of-darkness-hardcover","title":"Thirty Days of Darkness - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Lund Madsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMegan E. Turney\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA snobbish Danish literary author is challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days, travelling to a small village in Iceland for inspiration, and then a body appears ... an atmospheric, darkly funny, twisty debut thriller, first in an addictive new series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dark and sharp ... A lot of fun  \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling. I LOVED the Icelandic setting and satirical observations  \u003cb\u003eWill Dean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hilariously scathing. Satirises genre fiction while creating a first-class example of it, full of suspects, red herrings and twists ... wit and originality make it a joy to read  \u003cb\u003eMark Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Winner of the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Award for Best Crime Book in Translation**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopenhagen author Hannah is the darling of the literary community and her novels have achieved massive critical acclaim. But nobody actually reads them, and frustrated by writer s block, Hannah has the feeling that she s doing something wrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she expresses her contempt for genre fiction, Hanna is publicly challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days. Scared that she will lose face, she accepts, and her editor sends her to Hú safjö ð ur - a quiet, tight-knit village in Iceland, filled with colourful local characters - for inspiration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut two days after her arrival, the body of a fisherman  s young son is pulled from the water ... and what begins as a search for plot material quickly turns into a messy and dangerous investigation that threatens to uncover secrets that put everything at risk ... including Hannah... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, dramatic and full of nerve-jangling twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eThirty Days of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly funny, unsettling debut Nordic Noir thriller that marks the start of a breath-taking new series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e____________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dark and atmospheric ... a bleak and beautiful evocation of Iceland, and Hannah is a pitch-perfect depiction of the bombastic neurosis that we writers know so very well  \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition - darkly humorous and utterly captivating  \u003cb\u003eEva Bjö rg   gisdó ttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A fantastic debut ... Darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing  \u003cb\u003eTariq Ashkanani\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Delightfully dark  \u003cb\u003eAntti Tuomainen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So atmospheric  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An absolute gem ... a superb mix of humour and dark, twisty crime fiction with an added layer of contemplation regarding what makes books  literary  . The Icelandic setting is perfectly drawn ... Not to be missed  \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurð ardó ttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shades of Fargo and Twin Peaks - and there s no higher praise than that. Absolutely brilliant!  \u003cb\u003eRod Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A truly original thriller that perfectly balances humour and suspense  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A hugely enjoyable read with thrills and laughs, as Hannah sticks her nose in where it s not welcome  \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Malone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So satisfying ... a truly great read  \u003cb\u003eLilja Sigurð ardó ttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A skilful, witty mash-up, playing with tropes of romantic fiction (yes, that popular genre writer turns up in the village and is not so bad after all) and crime fiction (closed community, dark secrets) ... really entertaining  \u003cb\u003eAly Monroe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This reminded me somewhat of the more recent, meta efforts of the great Anthony Horowitz  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The most original thriller of the year: realistic, suspenseful and romantic to the very last page. And just when you think you ve got the plot figured out, the plot twists again  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitiken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Lund Madsen\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Denmark's most acclaimed scriptwriters (including the international hits \u003ci\u003eRita \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFollow the Money\u003c\/i\u003e) and is known as an advocate for better representation for sexual and ethnic minorities in Danish TV and film. She recently made her debut as a playwright with the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAudition (Aarhus Teater) \u003c\/i\u003eand her debut literary thriller, \u003ci\u003eThirty Days of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, first in an addictive new series, won the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel of the year and was shortlisted for the coveted Glass Key Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764563018016,"sku":"9781914585616","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98962f9f77b2f9c552eaf3cadc220b7e.webp?v=1780252245","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thirty-days-of-darkness-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}