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I really enjoyed this book. There's a kind of 'Murder She Wrote' vibe to it all, with the author turned amateur detective angle, albeit that Hannah, whilst quite observant, is far more inept than Jessica Fletcher. She's just as big a magnet for trouble though and when trouble finds her, it likes to play a merry game. Fun for us as readers, a bit less fun for our protagonist. This is a classic murder mystery case, perhaps slightly too atmospheric and dark to be cost crime, but blending the suspense and intrigue with a good dose of humour, often at Hannah's expense. Surely, a place as atmospheric as small-town Iceland will make inspiration bubble up like the geysers the country is known for and she will have a silly little crime story written in no time. Except that she didn’t expect to become part of an actual crime story, and that in lieu of writing, she’d be sleuthing. Hannah is as fascinating as the mystery she uncovers. She’s a cranky alcoholic, and her acerbic, unfiltered observations and clumsy attempts at investigation result in dark, understated humor. She is the last person anyone would have expected to become so invested in the fate of a stranger, yet she fights harder than anyone else to follow all of the loose ends left by the young man’s murder and bring peace to the victim’s grieving loved ones. Jenny Lund Madsen is een bekend scenarioschrijver uit Denemarken, en heeft meegewerkt aan de Deense misdaadserie “ Follow the money”. Dertig dagen duisternis is haar thrillerdebuut, en heeft hiervoor de prijs voor beste thriller in Denemarken gewonnen.

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Dat is het verhaal in korte lijnen en dat blijft de eigenlijk zo doorheen het boek. Sommige dingen leken mij echt absoluut te ver gezocht of onmogelijk, al leek het wel alsof de auteur overtuigd was van wel, bv de gastvrouw van Hannah - die een andere taal beheerst als haar - de taal dus niet spreekt maar wel kan schrijven. Details hadden dan misschien geholpen om te begrijpen waarom dat ‘logisch’ is.Days Moves Forward". Sci Fi Wire. October 13, 2004. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006 . Retrieved 2006-10-13. Borys Kit (September 11, 2006). " 'Night' dawns for Huston in Col horror pic". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006 . Retrieved 2006-10-13. Het boek leest erg vlot, en wist me ook zeker te pakken. Niet alle karakters vond ik even boeiend of even goed uitgewerkt, maar ik was wel benieuwd hoe het in elkaar zat. Langzaam aan krijg je steeds meer hints en wordt het verhaal weer een andere kant op gestuurd. Ook tot het einde toe wist ik niet hoe het in elkaar stak, iets wat ik altijd wel kan waarderen. Ergens had ik aan het einde nog een grotere plottwist verwacht, maar die bleef uit. Exclusive: 30 Days of Night: Dark Days Wraps Production – Director Ben Ketai Speaks!". Dreadcentral.com . Retrieved 2010-12-26. In Jenny Lund Madsen’s novel Thirty Days of Darkness, a misanthropic author is embroiled in a murder mystery.

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Her editor, Bastian, persuades her to attend a book fair, where she encounters her literary nemesis: a successful (and rich) crime writer, Jørn Jensen. A verbal argument ensues, where Hannah tells the whole crowd that any idiot can write a crime book and she could do it in thirty days. Jørn challenges her to do it and she begrudgingly accepts. The protagonist (a raging alcoholic author) is terribly obnoxious and immature, she was so annoying it became comical. Not sure if this is what was intended as such.

Hannah involverer sig i efterforskningen, samtidig med at hun skriver på sin krimi. Inden længe dukker succesforfatteren Jønke også op, der er lidt af en fætter Højben type. En ugelang snestorm hærger, den vilde jagt går og mistænkte og dramatiske begivenheder fletter sig ind og ud ad hinanden. Hannah opklarer begivenhederne, får skrevet sin krimi, modtager folkets hyldest og i kulissen venter hendes nye veninde.

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