Guilty. One word on a beggar’s cardboard sign, and now he is dead. Stabbed in a wintry Copenhagen street, he is the second homeless victim in as many weeks.
Dagbladet reporter Jensen practically stumbles over the body of the dead man, shrouded in snow, on her way to the newsroom one morning. Having returned home to Copenhagen after fifteen years in London, she no longer has the biggest network, so she calls Detective Inspector Henrik Jungersen, with whom she once had an affair.
Old feelings are rekindled, as are old regrets. But, this turns out to be just the start of Jensen’s troubles; her boss is deeply dissatisfied that she has not used her first-hand knowledge of the case to secure the front page for Dagbladet. But Jensen would rather get to the bottom of what happened to the homeless man…
When a third body turns up, it seems certain that a serial killer is on the loose. But why pick on the homeless? And is the link to an old murder case just a coincidence? With her teenage apprentice Gustav, Jensen soon finds herself putting everything on the line to discover exactly who is guilty.
Written in English, My Name is Jensen is the first book in what would become Heidi Amsinck’s acclaimed and bestselling crime series set in Copenhagen. The series has sold over 100 000 copies in Denmark alone.
374 pages
Rights Sold
UK & Com: Muswell Press
Denmark: Gutkind
Germany: Droemer Knaur
The Netherlands: De Fontein
Film Rights
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REVIEWS
‘Intriguing and hypnotically readable’
Andrew Taylor / UK
‘Eerie unnerving stories, in equal measure charming and charming’
Will Dean on Last Train to Helsingør
‘The literary equivalent of curling up with a box set of ‘The Bridge’ or ‘The Killing’.’
The Times / UK
‘A beautifully crafted, atmospheric debut.’
The Sun / UK
‘A nice slice of creepy Scandi-noir’
Daily Mail / UK
‘Streamlined Scandi sleuthing … a more than promising debut.’
Mark Sanderson, The Times Crime Club / UK
‘Simply put, it works … My Name is Jensen stands as a spirited novel and an enjoyable reading experience.’
Politiken / DK
‘Amsinck’s well-written crime novel debut has its obvious roots in the British tradition for a smooth plot.’
Jyllands-Posten / DK
‘Very convincing … the author writes grippingly and manages, in few words, to evoke people and settings with precision. Spiritedly written, the novel oozes atmosphere.’
Kristeligt Dagblad / DK
“A both exciting and surprising mapping of the connection between the tragedy of the past and the murders we are now facing.”
Dagbladenes Bureau / DK
“The pace of Heidi Amsinck’s debut novel, My Name is Jensen, is elegant and the plot surprising”
Sunday /DK
“Exciting from the first page … Packed with good stories. Recommended for those who enjoy a good and well-written crime story.”
The Book Finch /DK