{"product_id":"thirty-days-of-darkness-9781914585616","title":"Thirty Days of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Dark and sharp ... A lot of fun  \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling. I LOVED the Icelandic setting and satirical observations  \u003cb\u003eWill Dean\u003c\/b\u003e\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  \u003cb\u003eMark Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e\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 ------------------ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 Húsafjöður - a quiet, tight-knit village in Iceland, filled with colourful local characters - for inspiration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, dramatic and full of nerve-jangling twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eThirty Days of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly funny, unsettling debut Nordic Noir thriller that marks the start of a breath-taking new series.\u003c\/b\u003e\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  \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Such a clever, original twist on the Nordic Noir tradition - darkly humorous and utterly captivating  \u003cb\u003eEva Björg  gisdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A fantastic debut ... Darkly funny, tense and a lot of poking fun at crime-writing  \u003cb\u003eTariq Ashkanani\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Delightfully dark  \u003cb\u003eAntti Tuomainen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So atmospheric  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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  \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Shades of \u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e - and there's no higher praise than that. Absolutely brilliant!   \u003cb\u003eRod Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A truly original thriller that perfectly balances humour and suspense  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A hugely enjoyable read with thrills and laughs, as Hannah sticks her nose in where it's not welcome  \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Malone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So satisfying ... a truly great read  \u003cb\u003eLilja Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A skilful, witty mash-up, playing with tropes of romantic fiction (yes, that popular genre writer turns up in the village and is not so bad after all) and crime fiction (closed community, dark secrets) ... really entertaining  \u003cb\u003eAly Monroe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This reminded me somewhat of the more recent, meta efforts of the great Anthony Horowitz  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The most original thriller of the year: realistic, suspenseful and romantic to the very last page. And just when you think you've got the plot figured out, the plot twists again  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitiken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914585616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jenny Lund Madsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140590960821,"sku":"9781914585616","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aec12170-9695-4d0d-b268-626326b0aca7.jpg?v=1695701833","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thirty-days-of-darkness-9781914585616","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}