Thirty Days of Darkness

Jenny Lund Madsen is a renowned contemporary Danish screenwriter, "Thirty Days of Darkness" is her debut novel. A lonely writer, disillusioned with her talent, bets that she can write a bestselling crime novel in thirty days. In search of inspiration, Hanna travels to Iceland, where she stays with the hospitable Ella in a small fishing village of Húsavík. A few days later, Ella's nephew Thor is pulled out of the water lifeless. Thor, like many in the village, was the son of a fisherman, but suffered from a severe fear of water. How could he drown in such a case? Who killed the boy? Finding an intriguing material for writing a detective story in the events, Hanna begins to write the novel in real-time, but realizes that solving the mystery will be more complicated than she imagined. The investigation tightens into a knot, more and more evidence is uncovered: strange testimonies from locals, the actions of the police, an attempt on Hanna's life, and a request to cease the investigation… A strong snowstorm prevents Hanna from leaving the eerie place and fully immerses her in a series of inexplicable murders. The book is of medium, very compact format.