#BlogTour – #BookReview of #BackFromTheDead by Heidi Amsinck @HeidiAmsinck1 @MuswellPress @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours

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April 29

I'm delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for superb and atmospheric thriller Back From The Dead (A Jensen Thriller Book 3) by Heidi Amsinck. Thank you to Anne Cater and Muswell Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book.

About the book:

A Missing person … a headless corpse … Jensen is on the case.

June, and as Copenhagen swelters under record temperatures, a headless corpse surfaces in the murky harbour, landing a new case on the desk of DI Henrik Jungersen, just as his holiday is about to start.

Elsewhere in the city, Syrian refugee Aziz Almasi, driver to Esben Nørregaard MP has vanished. Fearing a link to shady contacts from his past, Nørregaard appeals to crime reporter Jensen to investigate.

Could the body in the harbour be Aziz? Jensen turns to former lover Henrik for help. As events spiral dangerously out of control, they are thrown together once more in a pursuit of evil, more dangerous than they either could have imagined.

About the author:

Heidi Amsinck won the Danish Criminal Academy's Debut Award for My Name is Jensen (2021), the first book in a new series featuring Copenhagen reporter sleuth Jensen and her motley crew of helpers.

She published her second Jensen novel, The Girl in Photo, in July 2022, with the third due out in February 2024.

A journalist by background, Heidi spent many years covering Britain for the Danish press, including a spell as London Correspondent for the broadsheet daily Jyllands-Posten. She has written numerous short stories for BBC Radio 4, such as the three-story sets Danish Noir, Copenhagen Confidential and Copenhagen Curios, all produced by Sweet Talk and featuring in her collection Last Train to Helsingør (2018).

Heidi's work has been translated from the original English into Danish, German and Czech.

My Review:

Back From The Dead is the third in Heidi Amsinck's fantastic series of thrillers featuring crime reporter Jensen and Detective Inspector Henrik Jungersen. Scandi Noir at its very best, this is a beautifully written and atmospheric thriller that builds on everything that happened in the first two books in the series.

Once again Jensen finds herself turning to former lover DI Henrik Jungerson for help, in a case that turns out to be even more dangerous than either of them could ever have imagined.

In what is a complex and well plotted thriller that draws you in from the very first page, Back From The Dead is quite possibly the best book in the series so far.

As Copenhagen swelters under record temperatures, a headless corpse surfaces in the harbor and DI Henrik Jungersen, about to head off for a long awaited holiday, finds himself in charge of the case. Elsewhere a Syrian refugee, driver to Esben Nørregaard MP, has vanished. Fearing a link to his shady past, Esben asks crime reporter Jensen to investigate. But as things begin to spiral dangerously out of control, Jensen turns to the only person she knows she can trust to help her - her former lover DI Henrik Jungersen.

Back From The Dead is yet another impressive Scandi Noir thriller that is filled to the brim with intrigue and suspense. Jensen and Henrik are a fascinating pairing, who become more and more complicated and interesting with every book. A complex, well plotted and addictive storyline that will keep you guessing throughout, this is a dark and emotional thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end.

Heidi Amsinck's writing is as superb as ever in a thriller that has the kind of twists, turns, shocks and surprises that will keep you guessing throughout. And as even more discoveries are made and the tension rises, Jensen and Henrik must put their personal feelings and emotions aside as they work together to solve a case more evil than anything they've ever tackled before…

Building on what has gone before, Back From The Dead is a dark and atmospheric thriller that I loved and I can't wait to see where Heidi Amsinck will take Jensen and Henrik next.

Back From The Dead is a fantastic thriller that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

Back From The Dead by Heidi Amsinck is available to purchase now: