<B>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.</B><BR/><BR/>‘An original and thoroughly enjoyable treat’ <B><I>Guardian</I></B><BR/><BR/>‘Dark and sharp … A lot of fun’ <B>Val McDermid</B><BR/><BR/>‘Witty, dark, meta, ingenious and hugely compelling. I LOVED the Icelandic setting and satirical observations’ <B>Will Dean</B><BR/> <BR/>‘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’ <B>Mark Sanderson, <I>The Times </I>CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH</B><BR/> <BR/><B>**Winner of the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel**</B><BR/><B>*