Crystal Nights

Crystal Nights

Look here for a free picture companion - a few photos from the Danish location - http://issuu.com/dortej/docs/crystalnights/ <br /> <br />Kristallnacht in Berlin, 1938. <br />A Jewish family flees from persecution, the mother desperate to assure her children freedom is within their grasp. <br /> <br />Thirty years later, ten-year-old Lars-Ole disappears from a sleepy village in Denmark. <br />After months of investigation, the police have no leads. Creeping unease thickens when another boy disappears, and Lars-Ole's best friend is determined to act. Will Niels succeed when the police have given up? Or will he pay with his life? <br /> <br />CRYSTAL NIGHTS is the story of the violence and evil that rips through a cosy and peaceful Danish village in the 1960s. <br />The psychological mystery is Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen's third standalone. <br /> <br />* * * * * * * * * * <br /> <br /> <br />The Danish edition of the book, Krystalnætter, won a national competition in 2013. Judge and editor Lene Dalmejer explains her choice: <br /> <br />”Crystal Nights” is a highly commendable historical suspense novel that captures the reader from the opening phrase. It opens in Berlin in 1938 on the Night of the Broken Glass, and a Jewish family is preparing for a perilous escape to Scandinavia. Subsequently the story moves 30 years ahead to 1967, to the small town Kalum in Northern Jutland. <br />... and soon tales of destiny emerge, much larger than tiny Kalum. The novel is well-turned, and the plot is spot-on. Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen writes in a fashion that almost makes you forget you are reading. This is in itself a huge achievement. The language breathes freely, and we delve into the Denmark of the 1960s without any discord whatsoever. It is, in short, a first-rate novel!