HEIDI AMSINCK
Nordic noir with a unique British touch
Fiction
THE WOMAN IN THE WALL
OUT OF THE DARK
BACK FROM THE DEAD
THE GIRL IN THE PHOTO
MY NAME IS JENSEN
Rights and awards
Rights
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
UK
Awards
2023 – Winner of the Danish Crime Academy’s Debut Award
2018 – Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize
Heidi Amsinck is a London-based former broadsheet journalist and corporate storyteller turned novelist. Heidi holds a BA in Journalism and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, and is a former Fellow of the US World Press Institute. Born in Denmark, she has lived most of her adult life in the UK and writes in English. As an author, Heidi has written five titles in the 100 000 copy bestselling Jensen series, in addition to penning numerous short stories for BBC Radio 4. Heidi is now a full-time writer, living in London, with two grown-up sons.
Growing up in Denmark, Heidi was obsessed with dark and twisted tales such as the stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Roald Dahl. Like Jensen, the protagonist of her bestselling Copenhagen-set crime series, Heidi spent many years covering British news for Danish readers as a reporter. Unlike Jensen, however, she never returned home.
My Name is Jensen, Heidi’s first novel which was awarded the Danish Crime Academy’s Debut Award in 2023, was published in the UK in 2021. It was followed by a further four books in the Jensen series, all published to great acclaim. Translated from English, the Jensen series is also published in Denmark, where the books have sold 100 000 copies.
From 2010 to 2024, she worked for Standard Chartered, latterly as Global Head of Story Lab, and is now a full-time author. When not writing or reading crime fiction, Heidi is a frequent guest at literary festivals where she often moderates panels and is a commentator on crime fiction.
Bibliography
2026 – The Women in the Wall, crime novel
2025 – Out of the Dark, crime novel
2024 – Back from the Dead, crime novel
2022 – The Girl in the Photo, crime novel
2021 – My Name Is Jensen, crime novel
Author photo
Nina Rangøy. For photo rights please contact Grand Agency, jenny@grandagency.se
Praise from colleagues
“A brilliant debut from an author in full possession of the crime writing craft. Heidi Amsinck is hopefully here to stay.”
Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Iceland
“Intriguing and hypnotically readable.”
Andrew Taylor, UK
“Remember the name Jensen. We would like to see more of her as she reveals the dark side of Copenhagen.”
Lone Theils, Denmark
Compelling, atmospheric and beautifully written, Scandi Noir has a new star.’
Louise Welsh, UK
A brilliantly clever novel that should not be missed.’
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, Iceland
‘Draws you in from the first page. An excellent Nordic Noir.’
Lilja Sigurðardóttir, Iceland