Crystal Nights

Crystal Nights

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Kristallnacht in Berlin, 1938.
A Jewish family flees from persecution, the mother desperate to assure her children freedom is within their grasp.

Thirty years later, ten-year-old Lars-Ole disappears from a sleepy village in Denmark.
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?

CRYSTAL NIGHTS is the story of the violence and evil that rips through a cosy and peaceful Danish village in the 1960s.
The psychological mystery is Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen's third standalone.

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The Danish edition of the book, KrystalnÃ¦tter, won a national competition in 2013. Judge and editor Lene Dalmejer explains her choice:

â€Crystal Nightsâ€ 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.
... and soon tales of destiny emerge, much larger than tiny Kalum. The novel is well-turned, and the plot is spot-on. Dorte HummelshÃ¸j 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!
Country USA
Manufacturer Candied Crime
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-05-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Candied Crime
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-05-06
Format	Kindle eBook

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