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Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen

22 May, 2023

Translated by Megan E Turney — From Ruth Galloway to Eve Ronin, if there’s one thing readers can’t complain about in recent years it’s a lack of strong female protagonists in crime novels. Now, debut Danish author Jenny Lund Madsen introduces Hannah Krause-Bendix, who is…

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Lost: Those Who Kill – Danish crime drama returns to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

7 April, 2023

Lovers of Scandinavian crime fiction in the UK have been waiting quite a while for something new to settle into in 2023, but that wait ends on Saturday 8 April at 9pm, when BBC Four will air the latest season of Those Who Kill (Den…

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A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

4 April, 2023

It’s not often crime fiction lovers will come across a Kierkegaard quoting, sharply dressed detective who is also a jazz musician. However, that’s just what we get in Gabriel Praest, an ex-cop from Copenhagen who provides a promising start to Amulya Malladi’s new series. Gabriel…

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Danish crime series Grow comes to Channel 4 and Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

19 January, 2023

Biker gangs, drugs, guns, cops, infiltrators, murder – get ready for organised crime, Scandinavian style, as the Danish crime show Grow arrives on Channel 4 and on Walter Presents. The first episode will air at 11:30pm on Sunday, 22 January, and you’ll be able to…

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The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock

By Paul Burke

8 March, 2022

Translated by Tara Chase — This chilly thriller from Anne Mette Hancock will really appeal to you if you love Nordic noir that plumbs the darkest depths of the soul. The Corpse Flower is an accomplished debut, a prize winner in Hancock’s native Denmark and…

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Danish crime drama When the Dust Settles comes to Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

9 September, 2021

We’re sounding the Nordic noir alert siren. If you’re in the UK, tune in to Channel 4 at 11pm on Sunday 19 September for the first episode of When the Dust Settles. Set in Copenhagen, the series begins with an horrific terror attack in a…

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Danish crime drama Blinded: Those Who Kill comes to BBC Four and Acorn TV

By crimefictionlover

3 May, 2021

Over the Storbaelt Bridge, connecting Zealand to the island of Funen, criminal profiler Louise Bergstein has a new case on her hands. Alice, a friend of her mother’s, has asked for her help. Five years ago, Alice’s son Markus was killed by a serial killer…

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Danish crime show Deliver Us arrives on Channel 4 and All 4

By crimefictionlover

27 January, 2021

In most crime dramas, the bad guy kills the victim and then the good guys try to identify and catch the bad guy. Or girl. Deliver Us is a 2019 Scandinavian crime show that mixes things up a bit. In a small community in rural…

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Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen

Lost: Those Who Kill – Danish crime drama returns to BBC Four

A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi

Danish crime series Grow comes to Channel 4 and Walter Presents

The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock

Danish crime drama When the Dust Settles comes to Channel 4

Danish crime drama Blinded: Those Who Kill comes to BBC Four and Acorn TV

Danish crime show Deliver Us arrives on Channel 4 and All 4

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