Location: Denmark
Member Since: Nov. 17, 2010
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Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen


Biography

Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen is a teacher from Denmark, teaching English at upper secondary level. In her spare time she reads and writes crime fiction in English and Danish, and in 2010 she sold her first flash stories to American magazines and publishers.

Since then she has published two collections of flash fiction, "Candied Crime" (humour) and "Liquorice Twists" (a bit darker).

Her ´bestseller´ is the romantic ghost story "Heather Farm" (suspense plus romance in the Dunes near the Danish west coast).

Her latest mystery "The Cosy Knave" - a cosy mystery featuring village constable Archibald Penrose and the librarian Rhapsody Gershwin. A very popular story in America.

Where to find Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen online

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Blog: http://djskrimiblog.wordpress.com/

Books

The Red Shoes    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $0.99 USD. 9560 words. Published on September 8, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Warning: high level of toxic humour and loose limbs (including tongues in cheeks)! Four irreverent crime stories, created with generous assistance from my blog readers (who are apparently even weirder than me). The Red Shoes, A Study in Black, The Blue Vase, Green Acres.
Murder deLight (Gershwin & Penrose # 1)    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $2.99 USD. 68510 words. Published on May 31, 2012. Fiction.
Please note that this book was first published under the title "The Cosy Knave". A humorous mystery set in Yorkshire. The vicious attacks begin when the prodigal son of Knavesborough returns to the sleepy village after forty years in Argentina. No wonder that spiteful Mrs Walnut-Whip is killed, but when the violence escalates, Constable Penrose needs help and calls in his fiancée Rhapsody.
De røde sko    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $4.99 USD. 13870 words. Published on February 25, 2012. Fiction.
Kriminoveller fra klicheens overdrev. Fem noveller, som er blevet til i samarbejde med læserne af min engelske krimiblog. De fleste foregår i Yorkshire. Ærkebritisk hyggekrimi, tilsat et strejf af parodi og masser af humor.
The Charity Shop    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $0.99 USD. 4630 words. Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A humorous short story of crime and suspense, featuring Constable Penrose and Rhapsody Gershwin. Set in a fictional Yorkshire village. C 4,000 words. By the writer of the bestselling ghost story "Heather Farm".
Christmas in Knavesborough    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: Free! 8440 words. Published on November 24, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
FREE for a couple of weeks. Afterwards it will be taken down until next Christmas. Four Christmas crime stories featuring the Gershwins and Constable Penrose. The humorous and cosy tales take place in the fictional village of Knavesborough, Yorkshire. Light entertainment for readers who prefer their Christmas dinner with solid doses of crime and humour. 8,000 words in all.
Anna Märklins familiekrønike    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $8.99 USD. 77850 words. Published on September 29, 2011. Fiction.
Dansk spændingsroman. Forfatterens danske debutkrimi følger Anna Storm fra Skive, som slås med arbejdsløshed, sygdom i familien og venindens bratte død, og hendes svenske farmor, som voksede op i Småland under første verdenskrig. Veninden Karins død ligner et hændeligt uheld, men noget ulmer under facaden.
Blandede bolsjer    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $2.99 USD. 17060 words. Published on July 15, 2011. Fiction.
Rablende pendlerprosa. Cover: Elisabeth & Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen En samling af 24 ultrakorte pendlerprosa-tekster (fra 200 til 2500 ord). Sære, sjove og syrlige bolsjer for krimielskere. Måske er der også blandet maltbolsjer i bægeret? Krimi til bussen, til toget, til pausen - sammen med cigaretten, chokoladen eller cognacen (eller nyd den uden - det sunde alternativ).
The Cosy Knave    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $2.99 USD. 68410 words. Published on July 15, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Also titled "Murder deLight". A cosy Yorkshire mystery. The vicious attacks begin when the prodigal son of Knavesborough returns to the sleepy village after forty years in Argentina with fame and fortune. No wonder that spiteful Rose Walnut-Whip is killed, but when the violence escalates, Constable Penrose knows he needs help from his fiancée, librarian Rhapsody Gershwin. Cover: Ellen Nielse
Heather Farm    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $0.99 USD. 3590 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.17 from 6 reviews)
A short story of love and suspense with a dash of the supernatural. Set in the dunes near the Danish west coast. One reviewer said: "This is a quick, sweet story... It´s a 10 minute read that is well worth the time."
Liquorice Twists    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $0.99 USD. 12080 words. Published on February 19, 2011. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
DJ´s Daim Stories volume II (Daim is a Scandinavian candy bar) A collection of 20 flash fiction stories (from 100 to 2500 words). While the first volume was crime for fun, these ones may be called ´her darker materials´ though not hard-boiled or noir. Cover art: Elisabeth & Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen
Candied Crime    by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
Price: $0.99 USD. 10200 words. Published on January 31, 2011. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.20 from 5 reviews)
DJ´s Daim Stories (Daim/Dajm is a Scandinavian candy bar), the first volume in a planned series. Thirteen flash fiction stories, a collection of cosy and humorous crime, some of which have been published earlier on my blog. A reviewer said: "...much like consuming a delicious plate of tiramisu (with extra cognac or brandy)"

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british    british mystery    christmas    cosy mystery    cozy    cozy mystery    crime    crime fiction    danish    dansk    flash fiction    historical    historical 1915    humour    mystery    paranormal    parody    pendlerprosa    private sleuth    psychological    romance    short story    supernatural    suspense    thriller    traditional    traditional british    village    village setting    women sleuths   

Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen's favorite authors on Smashwords


Smashwords book reviews by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen

  • Fatal Cut (A Suburban Noir Ghost Story #1) on June 23, 2011
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    The main character, Madison Keith, gave up her office job because she felt trapped in front of her computer. Now she works in a church, feeling that here are people who need her. She may seem out of place, however, as she has several tattoos and piercings. Besides, she sees ´into people´s souls and their minds´. She expected that the church would be a welcoming and quiet place of work, but very soon she learns that someone cuts the beautiful, red roses off the bushes outside in the middle of the night. So for many reasons, the atmosphere turns out to be tense and sinister. And then death strikes. Because of Madison´s intuition (and her curiosity) she is certain she knows who committed the crime, but she is less sure the police will see it because they will be caught up in forensics and their search for hard-core evidence. This short book is a fine psychological mystery with a touch of the supernatural. Besides it offers a likeable protagonist I am looking forward to meeting again.
  • Driftnet on Aug. 13, 2011
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    Terrific Scottish thriller. Some similarities with the best of Denise Mina´s books.