Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen: 13 books

Second edition.Warning: high level of toxic humour and loose limbs (including tongues in cheeks)!Four humorous crime stories, created with generous assistance from my blog readers (who are apparently even weirder than me).THE RED SHOES (originally published in the anthology Candied Crime):...

Tora Skammelsen, a young writer, retreats to her aunt's cottage to get away from it all. Here, on the Danish North Sea coast, she tries to make sense of her life and rid herself of the ghosts of her past. When the old stable catches fire leading to the discovery of a skeleton, Tora is faced with...

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

Alternative title: "Murder deLight" A humorous cosy mystery, set in Yorkshire 2010. By the author of the bestselling ghost story "Heather Farm". The vicious attacks begin when the prodigal son of Knavesborough, Mark Baldwin, returns to the sleepy village after forty...

A short story of love and suspense with a dash of the supernatural. The reviewers said: "This is a quick, sweet story. It's about a young couple who buys their first house, where the wife is visited by an old woman who used to own it. After that the wife starts dreaming about the...

This cosy short story is set in an antique shop in the fictional Yorkshire village Aldburgh. When a dead body is found in the shop, Constable Archibald Penrose asks for reinforcement. His incompetent boss is most unhelpful so Penrose calls in his smart fiancée, the librarian Rhapsody Gershwin,...

Short story of 9,000 words, set in Denmark - crime & ghosts.When Alice loses her job and her home, she is forced to move into an old farmhouse with her husband and her dog. She is determined to make the most of the situation - until she starts to hear the voice of a young girl, and the sound...

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)"

A short story in the Rhapsody Gershwin series, set in Knavesborough, a fictional Yorkshire village. First published in the anthology "The Red Shoes".C 4500 words.Now you can find out what happened to a couple of the quirky inhabitants since we left them at the end of "The Cosy Knave". Mrs Vanilla...

Word of warning: two of the four stories also appear in the collection "Candied Crime". Four Christmas crime stories featuring the Gershwin family and Constable Penrose. The humorous and cosy tales take place in the fictional village of Knavesborough, Yorkshire. Light entertainment...

Please note the glossary at front!A psychological mystery, set in Scandinavia.This is the story of a young Danish woman, whose life is in a rut. Anna Storm is unemployed, her father is seriously ill, and her best friend and neighbour receives mysterious threats. Anna is a very ordinary antihero,...

A clean and cosy short story, featuring the popular Gershwin family in Knavesborough. This is your chance to revisit the 1990s and meet Rhapsody, Harmonia and Psalmonalla Gershwin, the spunky vicar's daughters and their curious kitten.It all begins quite innocently with a visit to an old cat...

Tora Skammelsen returns home to her parents to unwind after her harrowing experiences in volume one, but life in the sleepy suburb seems tedious and repetitive - until the morning when a neighbour does not draw her bedroom curtains.This short story describes one week in Tora's life. It takes the reader to events right after "North Sea Cottage", and can be read as a stand-alone.