{"product_id":"thirty-days-of-darkness","title":"Thirty Days of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat´ Guardian BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Dark and sharp … A lot of fun´ Val McDermid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling. I LOVED the Icelandic setting and satirical observations´ Will Dean\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´ Mark Sanderson, The Times CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Winner of the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Award for Best Crime Book in Translation**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Longlisted for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards: Best Debut**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOMING SOON TO NETFLIX.\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, Thirty Days of Darkness 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´ Harriet Tyce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition – darkly humorous and utterly captivating´ Eva Bjö rg Æ gisdó ttir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A fantastic debut … Darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing´ Tariq Ashkanani\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Delightfully dark´ Antti Tuomainen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`So atmospheric´ Crime Monthly\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´ Yrsa Sigurð ardó ttir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Shades of Fargo and Twin Peaks – and there’ s no higher praise than that. Absolutely brilliant!´ Rod Reynolds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A truly original thriller that perfectly balances humour and suspense´ Vogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A hugely enjoyable read with thrills and laughs, as Hannah sticks her nose in where it’ s not welcome´ Michael J. Malone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`So satisfying … a truly great read´ Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘ A skilful, witty mash-up … really entertaining´ Aly Monroe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`This reminded me somewhat of the more recent, meta efforts of the great Anthony Horowitz´ The Bookbag\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`The most original thriller of the year´ Politiken\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenny Lund Madsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53076573290863,"sku":"9781914585616","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/2771\/1855\/files\/9781914585616.jpg?v=1780401738","url":"https:\/\/ohgoodieabook.com\/products\/thirty-days-of-darkness","provider":"Oh Goodie A Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}