Thirty Days of Darkness: This year's most chilling, twisty, darkly funny DEBUT thriller…

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Jonah Weiland (March 31, 2003). "Dark Horse's Mike Richardson Talks Comic Book Movies". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved October 13, 2006. a b Kyle Hopkins (March 3, 2004). "Bloodthirsty in Barrow". Anchorage Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006 . Retrieved October 13, 2006. A bit tongue-in-cheekily, the reader is also informed, straight from the mouth of Kiele Sanchez Takes Over For Melissa George in 30 Days of Night: Dark Days". ReelzChannel. October 23, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010 . Retrieved January 8, 2009.

The town of Barrow, Alaska (now Utqiaġvik), is preparing for its annual period of the winter with a month-long polar night. As the town gets ready, a stranger arrives from a large ship and sabotages the town's communications and transports. Barrow's sheriff, Eben Oleson, investigates and also learns that his estranged wife, Stella, missed the last plane out of town and must stay the 30 days. A 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. I really enjoyed this book. There's a kind of 'Murder She Wrote' vibe to it all, with the author turned amateur detective angle, albeit that Hannah, whilst quite observant, is far more inept than Jessica Fletcher. She's just as big a magnet for trouble though and when trouble finds her, it likes to play a merry game. Fun for us as readers, a bit less fun for our protagonist. This is a classic murder mystery case, perhaps slightly too atmospheric and dark to be cost crime, but blending the suspense and intrigue with a good dose of humour, often at Hannah's expense.Whilst Hannah's initial snobbery about commercial fiction, and her temporary home in Iceland, is a little off putting, and she is not always the most likeable of characters, there is something about her that is compelling, and the banter between her and Jørn really does make for some great scenes. She is believable (and we've probably all seen similar literature snobs on social media) and Jenny Lund Madsen has done a brilliant job of creating a character who can infuriate and amuse within a few short lines. In spite of everything, there is a heart lurking (somewhere) under her cool exterior and, the occasional (frequent) misjudgement aside, she's actually the kind of person I enjoyed spending time with, and her enthusiasm for the mystery really came through in the narrative, drawing me deeper into the story. In fact, characters as a whole are brought to life brilliantly, painting a picture of the community and the various personalities that inhabit it, be they in heightened states of madness or grief. Barrow, Alaska, a small town on the Arctic circle, is preparing for its annual "30 days of night," a period during the winter when the sun will not be seen. People who don't want to suffer the extended darkness leave for Fairbanks or other parts south. As the town gets ready, The Stranger [ Ben Foster], rows ashore from a larger ship, then trudges towards Barrow. Once he arrives, he sets about sabotaging the town. He steals and destroys all the cell phones, destroys the town's only helicopter and kills all of the sled dogs.

Het boek leest erg vlot, en wist me ook zeker te pakken. Niet alle karakters vond ik even boeiend of even goed uitgewerkt, maar ik was wel benieuwd hoe het in elkaar zat. Langzaam aan krijg je steeds meer hints en wordt het verhaal weer een andere kant op gestuurd. Ook tot het einde toe wist ik niet hoe het in elkaar stak, iets wat ik altijd wel kan waarderen. Ergens had ik aan het einde nog een grotere plottwist verwacht, maar die bleef uit. Brian Reitzell: 30 Days of Night" (PDF). Film Music Weekly. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2007 . Retrieved April 10, 2007.

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Om inspiratie op te doen reist ze naar Húsafjörður, een klein dorp in IJsland. Kort na haar aankomst wordt er een lichaam uit de zee gehaald. Het blijkt om een visserszoon te gaan. Het slachtoffer leed aan watervrees en het lijkt alsof er opzet in het spel is. Hannah wil dit als inspiratie gebruiken voor haar boek.