Out of the Dark

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The disappearance of two children, six years apart, triggers a frantic search. Jensen and ex-lover Jungersen are thrown together as they navigate the seedy world of child-trafficking. Matilde Clausen, 9, vanishes from a crowded playground in the middle of Copenhagen, triggering a frantic search across the city. When a possible link emerges to the disappearance of Lea Hogh, 10, six years ago, DI Henrik Jungersen is thrown back into the nightmare that almost finished his career. Desperate for redemption, but barred from reopening the old case, Henrik turns to his estranged lover, Dagbladet chief crime reporter Jensen, for help. In denial about a big change approaching in her personal life, Jensen throws herself into an investigation reaching deep into Denmark s paedophile underworld. Will Henrik, Jensen and her troubled teenage apprentice Gustav manage to escape the darkness that threatens to engulf them, in time to solve the mystery What really happened to Lea And where is Matilde

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Page-turningly brillianta fiendishly clever plotvibrant and expertly pennedAbir Mukherjee. Immersive, atmospheric and chock-full of characters you want to spend time with. Hope there's more to comeAmbrose Parry. A wonderfully atmospheric Danish noir which felt like the literary equivalent of curling up with a box set ofTheBridgeorThe KillingThe Times. A chilling tale that reaches a very satisfying conclusionSun. A brilliantly clever novel that should not be missed

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Heidi Amsinck is a writer and journalist born in Copenhagen now living in London. She was London Correspondent for the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten. She has written many stories for BBC Radio 4, She was previously shortlisted for the VS Pritchett Memorial Prize.