
Back From the Dead
Heidi Amsinck(Author)
Muswell Press
Published on 18. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
362 pages
978-1-7391238-5-7 (ISBN)
Description
A missing person, a headless corpse, Jensen is on the case.June, and as Copenhagen swelters under record temperatures, a headless corpse surfaces in the murky harbour, landing a new case on the desk of DI Henrik Jungersen, just as his holiday is about to start. Elsewhere in the city, Syrian refugee Aziz Almasi, driver to Esben Norregaard MP has vanished. Fearing a link to shady contacts from his past. Norregaard appeals to crime reporter Jensen to investigate. Could the body in the harbour be Aziz? Jensen turns to former lover Henrik for help. As events spiral dangerously out of control, they are thrown together once more in the pursuit of evil, in case more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.
Reviews / Votes
An exemplary police procedural with a handful of imaginative variations on the genre and ingenious twists, that uses the city background, local politics and atmosphere as a means of building the steady suspense Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time. Crime reporter Jensen returns in this latest instalment of this enjoyable Copenhagen set drama. Engaging Best New Fiction, The Mail on Sunday. A vivid portrait of social and political tensions in Copenhagen. A fresh approach to crime fiction Joan Smith, The Sunday Times. Page-turningly brilliant a fiendishly clever plot vibrant and expertly penned Abir Mukherjee. Immersive, atmospheric and chock-full of characters you want to spend time Ambrose Perry. Top Notch Scandi Noir The Times.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7391238-5-7 (9781739123857)
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Person
Heidi Amsinck is a writer and journalist born in Copenhagen, now living in London. She has written many stories for BBC R4 and is the author of four previous titles in the Jensen series: My Name is Jensen, The Girl in the Photo, Back from the Dead and Out of the Dark.