A 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.
`An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat´ Guardian BOOK OF THE YEAR
`Dark and sharp ... A lot of fun´ Val McDermid
`Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling. I LOVED the Icelandic setting and satirical observations´ Will Dean
`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´ Mark Sanderson, The Times CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR
**Winner of the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel**
**Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award**
**Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Award for Best Crime Book in Translation**
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Copenhagen 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.
When 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.
But 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...
Atmospheric, dramatic and full of nerve-jangling twists and turns, Thirty Days of Darkness is a darkly funny, unsettling debut Nordic Noir thriller that marks the start of a breath-taking new series.
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`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´ Harriet Tyce
`Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition – darkly humorous and utterly captivating´ Eva BjÖ rg Æ gisdÓ ttir
`A fantastic debut ... Darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing´ Tariq Ashkanani
`Delightfully dark´ Antti Tuomainen
`So atmospheric´ Crime Monthly
`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´ Yrsa Sigurð ardÓ ttir
`Shades of Fargo and Twin Peaks – and there`s no higher praise than that. Absolutely brilliant!´ Rod Reynolds
`A truly original thriller that perfectly balances humour and suspense´ Vogue
`A hugely enjoyable read with thrills and laughs, as Hannah sticks her nose in where it`s not welcome´ Michael J. Malone
`So satisfying ... a truly great read´ Lilja SigurðardÓttir
`A skilful, witty mash-up, playing with tropes of romantic fiction (yes, that
