My Name is Jensen

Heidi Amsinck

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A propulsive thriller, rich with character, loaded with atmosphere - utterly gripping. 'Compelling, atmospheric and beautifully written, Scandi Noir has a new star'. Louise Welsh. Hugely compelling debut thriller from leading BBC R4 story writer

Guilty. One word on a beggar's cardboard sign. And now he is dead, stabbed in a wintry Copenhagen street, the second homeless victim in as many weeks. Dagbladet reporter Jensen, stumbling across the body on her way to work, calls her ex lover DI Henrik Jungersen. As, inevitably, old passions are rekindled, so are old regrets, and that is just the start of Jensen's troubles. The front page is an open goal, but nothing feels right..... 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 ...