Blogs in January 1970

The Murder of Halland 1st January 1970

Set in Denmark, Bess is coming to terms with the death (by shooting) of her husband Halland. Why was he shot? The chapters are short, vignettes, describing her encounters with different people who move in and out of her...

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The Library of Shadows 1st January 1970

Imagine that some people have the power to affect your thoughts and feelings when you read, or they read a book to you. They can seduce you with amazing stories, conjure up vividly imagined worlds, but also manipulate you...

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Blue Blood 1st January 1970

In an idyllic neighbourhood of Copenhagen, a young woman, Susanne Hansson, is discovered in her apartment bound and gagged, the victim of an extraordinarily brutal rape attack. Detective Inspector Louise Rick soon learns that Susanne met the rapist on...

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The Hanging 1st January 1970

On a cold Monday morning before school begins, two children make a gruesome discovery. Hanging from the roof of the school gymnasium are the bodies of five naked and heavily disfigured men. Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad Simonsen and his...

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Nothing but Fear 1st January 1970

The Second World War is long over but its legacy continues to tear a town – and a young boy’s life – apart.Knud is growing up in Falster, a small Danish town in the 1960s. The war is over...

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