H. C. Andersen-morderen

by Sanne Wind-Hansen, Brian Wind-Hansen

Nytårsmorgen bliver en tiårig pige fundet myrdet i en baggård i Odense. Hendes lig er opstillet som et morbidt kunstværk; en detaljeret kopi af slutbilledet i H. C. Andersens eventyr; Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne; sammenkrøbet, frosset ihjel, knugende en bunke afbrændte svovlstikker. Fundet bliver startskuddet på en af danmarkshistoriens mest makabre mordsager. En sag der hurtigt tiltrækker sig verdenspressens opmærksomhed og antænder en frygt i hele befolkningen; er der en seriemorder på spil, og kommer der flere ”kunstværker?” Politiassistent Tom Kross bliver tilknyttet den medie-omblæste sag, men mens han jagter den koldblodige barnemorder, jages han også selv af fortidens skygger. Krisepsykologen og den enlige mor Dina Beck bliver perifert tilknyttet sagen gennem sit arbejde, og det brutale mord påvirker hende mere end noget andet hun har prøvet før. Da der også begynder at ske urovækkende og ubehagelige ting i Dinas privatliv, må hun for alvor kæmpe for ikke at lade angsten vinde.
Kross & Beck er hovedpersonerne i en spændende ny dansk krimiserie, der foregår i Odense. Første sæson, H.C. Andersen-morderen, er en barsk og grum fortælling fyldt med overraskelser og brutale detaljer.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Fiction, Audiobook, Mystery

Audiobook

First published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[Caja Brandt Hemsø · Rating 1 out of 5]

Den her bogklub bliver the end of me

[Chester Elwyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had listened to the English translation audiobook of this title, named "The Fairy Tale Killer".

Blurb:

On the very first day of 2019 a ten-year-old girl is found murdered in a backyard in Odense, Denmark. Her body is set up as a morbid work of art; a detailed copy of the final scene in H. C. Andersen's fairy tale; The Little Match Girl; crippled, frozen to death, crunching a pile of burned-out matches. This is the starting point for one of Denmark's most macabre murder cases. A case that quickly attracts the attention of the world press and ignites a fear throughout the Danish population; is there a serial killer at stake, and will there be more "works of art?"

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It was a thrilling read from start to finish with deep looks into the psychology of the characters and an eye opening exploration of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. The crimes were heart breaking and the few twists involved were believable and shocking.

The descriptions were at times graphic, but the beauty of the writing meant that a lot of the full scope of horror in the scenes depicted were shown by the characters genuine reactions of traumatized horror.

I loved the many facets of the characters involved and also the follow up at the end of how the characters have developed from the experiences.

A lot of the story was less about "whodunnit" and more about why? There was a great balance between the two and I praise the authors for their ability to show the depths of human psyche involved in a gruesome murder.

[Lotte Andkjær · Rating 5 out of 5]

Virkelig fed bog! Spændende fra start til slut!

[Quinn · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5.

Man man man, Dina is echt het meest oninteressante, saaie personage ever.

[That dorky lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is narrated in same time POV for two main characters - Tom, the investigator and Dina the therapist. Children are being abducted and after a couple of days found mutilated and dead. The killer is very carefully selecting his victims and even more carefully setting the after scene for the purpose of delivering a message. Who he is, what message he is trying to convey, will he ever be caught, are the children using YouTube safely, and if so, for how long.. All the questions are built and answered in a well gripped plot with excellent characters and an interesting detailed analysis of the killers motive - the fairly tale stories and how he must've been seeing them to justify his act (sort of ).

The audio book is surprisingly captivating and rather frightening as all of our kids are accessing internet and fond of YouTube these days. It is no wonder if I get nightmares for the next couple of days. Good one.

[Tania Rook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairytales are the best. The weirdest and most wonderful stories. And my favourite part of this book is when Hans Christian Anderson's stories are being explained from the viewpoint of the scholar, who in no way was ever the intended audience for the tale in the first place. There is also a reasonable exploration into behaviour and its origins from the standpoint of a psychologist and her bicycle. I mean, not that her bicycle has thoughts on human behaviour, but the psychologist goes everywhere on a bike, and the sort of limitations that places on the distances she travels in this world help inform her view of psychology, in my opinion.

There are countless books out there where the police must investigate some shocking crime. Way more books than shocking crimes in all of human history, to be honest. But not all those books have Hans Christian Anderson and a bicycle. So this book is worth a read.

[Katja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Købte den her som et impulskøb, fordi jeg genkendte en gammel medstuderendes navn som forfatteren. Det er jeg glad for, at jeg gjorde.

Det er en god, spændende krimi, sådan som de nu skal være. Ikke for lang, ikke for kort, ikke for tung, stadigvæk noget at sige. Og først og fremmest en interessant forbrydelse(r), som inviterer til at gætte med og lege detektiv selv. Den er særligt sjov at gætte med på, hvis man er rimeligt hjemme i HC Andersen.

Der lægges op til et spirende partnerskab mellem to karakterer og til allersidst cementeres lige, at ikke alle bogens konflikter er afsluttede - mon ikke der kommer en til?
Det ønsker jeg mig i hvert fald

[celine · Rating 3 out of 5]

sådan . . . 2,75 stjerner føler jeg

Langt fra den væreste skole-bog jeg har læst. Den er fin nok. Jeg kedede mig i hvet fald ikke, men skrivestilen var meget 'meh'. Jeg er generelt ikke stor fan af krimier, og Tom og Dina var lidt kedelige som hovedepersoner. Ville lidt ønske vi fik mere af Tom og Dinas personlige live/traume. Sådan vi får lidt af vide, men det uddybes ikke rigtig føler jeg? Sådan, et stykke hvidt toastbrød har mere personlighed end Dina. Idk, jeg er trods alt større fan af karakterdrevet romaner.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more a 3 1/2 stars but I can't convince myself to round it up to 4.

I liked it, particularly the depth of the analysis of Anderson's work. But then, I am a nerd about books (among a plethora of nerdiness fighting for prominence inside me *laughs*)

The plot is solid, I liked the characters enough to care about them and be willing to keep reading this series, and the writing is engaging. But for some reason, it didn't capture me. I liked it and that's all.

But I'll be waiting for the translation of the next book, I want to see what will come next.

[Grada (BoekenTrol) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice, quick red in between others I had planned. The book has two major storylines, that come together quite late in the book. So very late, that I had started wondering why there were 2 parallel tales and when would they merge and how.
I thought I had figured it out, because that made so much sense. And then it turned out to be quite different... Well done. I hope there's more books in this series. (I believe this is book #1.)

[Shayna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the audio book. Sometimes the story was hard to follow because without warning or chapter breaks, you'd go from Dina's story to Tom's, or something similar. Needs to be broken up better.

Aside from that, the narrator was absolutely amazing and the story was really good. Sad and difficult to listen to, especially as a parent, but really well written.

[Jessica Dainty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the English translation THE FAIRY TALE KILLER. This was a free book on my audiobook app. I was not expecting much, but this book surprised me. Well written, solid plot, good character development. I enjoyed it.

[Ashlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children are turning up dead in the community. Detectives are uncovering that these gruesome murders are being done by someone who is devoted to the tales of Hans Christian Anderson.

This was an interesting book with a lot of detail into the workings of classic fairy tales.

[Ida · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was OK. As this was an audiobook this time, I wasn't impressed with the narrator. When there was a change of scene or another set of characters becan a conversation, there was no pause or inflection change. Hard to follow sometimes. Reminded me of the movie SE7EN.

[Emma Thingsted · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bedst som jeg synes at den var alt for forudsigelig, tog den alligevel fusen på mig og overraskede mig. Der var glimrende spænding, dog var karaktererne en lille smule karikerede.

[Marianne Stendal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spændende debut med Psykolog Dina Beck /politimand Tom Kross

[Lone Knudsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

min anmeldelse kan snart læses på www.krimihjerte.dk

[Liva Holm Jensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stjerner
synes egentlig den var meget god, har åbenbart vildt svært ved at komme ordentligt igang med krimier, men fedt koncept

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the English translation, but that is not available on Goodreads.

[Marieke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book with a slow start up but elvolving the story its gets good.

[Anna Kristín · Rating 5 out of 5]

Þessi var tekin í einum rykk

[Britt West Jørgensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spændende og barsk start på en ny serie :)

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent psychological, crime, mystery.

[Osman Raidhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to in English as an audiobook. I enjoyed the gritty storytelling although a little uncomfortable to hear at times due to the young victims. All in all a good book to read or listen

[Neckole · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was interesting. I like Noir books that are set in other countries. Story was slow at times but pulled through. The twist happened in a way I wasn't expecting.

[Bryngel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think that Dina spoiled the whole story for me. It's an ok book, just not interesting enough.

[Dan (mylilyotv) · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was okay, had a fun twist - didn't expect it to be her!

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, desperately want to know when it’s sequel will be translated into English.

[Mathias Hou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Min anmeldelsen af bogen kan læses via linket her - https://titlen.dk/boganmeldelse-hc-an...

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy because I found a bookmark in another book for the Hans Christian Andersom museum in Denmark (never been) while reading this.

So good.