When human remains turn up behind an apartment wall, DI Henrik Jungersen knows he is hunting for a killer that has been hiding in plain sight.

Jensen, who should be enjoying maternity leave, is struggling with her own challenge – legendary author Valde Brix says he is her father. But Brix has an ulterior motive: he wants Jensen to use her sleuthing skills to find the stalker who is threatening to ruin his life.

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When a woman connected to Brix turns up brutally murdered, Jensen and her teenage apprentice Gustav become embroiled in Henrik’s investigation. It becomes clear that the stalker won’t stop, until Brix is destroyed. With growing horror, Jensen realises that her own loved ones are in mortal danger.

My Review

I’ve read all the books in the Jensen series and this was probably my favourite. I said that about the last one or maybe they just get better and better.

Jensen is now living in the flat left to her by an elderly lady called Bodil Le Cour from the previous book. She has a daughter by her ex-partner who is in prison for numerous heinous crimes, and she hasn’t seen DI Henrik Jungersen for some time. She is currently on maternity leave, but is looking forward to returning to work as a crime reporter at Dagbladet, for editor-in-chief Margrethe Skov. Margrethe’s teenage nephew Gustav has given up on school and is doing a bit of reporting himself.

But onto the story. A body has been found bricked up behind the wall of Andreas Lund, who is the agent for legendary author Valde Brix, who claims to be Jensen’s father. Her mother swears he isn’t. Brix wants Jensen to use her investigative skills to find his stalker, who says he/she has information that could destroy his career and his marriage.

In the meantime, Jensen befriends a young woman who claims she is pregnant, and that her partner is physically abusing her. Jensen tells her to go to the police but she doesn’t want to. Now I know Jensen is supposed to be intelligent but her naivety astounds me. She even leaves her daughter with this woman, who she barely knows.

Things start to get more complicated and as more violent murders take place, it appears they may all be connected. But who can she trust? And Henrik is back on the scene, but he has enough problems of his own to deal with.

Another great chapter in the Jensen series and yes, we finally discover her real first name!

Many thanks to @annecater for inviting me to be part of #RandomThingsTours

About the Author

• A relatively new, but extremely popular, face on the crime writing scene. Heidi Amsinck is a Danish author based in London.  
• She writes in English but her compelling crime series featuring the smart reporter, now single mother, Jensen are all set in Copenhagen. 
• She has written a book a year since her debut My Name is Jensen was published by Muswell Press five years ago and Jensen’s first name has still not been revealed. 
• Her first book went on to be translated into Danish, won a Danish debut award and at one point was ahead of Stephen King in the bestseller list. 
• Writing in the Sunday Times, Joan Smith praised Amsinck for providing ‘A vivid portrait of social and political tensions in Copenhagen’ 
• Heidi Amsinck has been embraced by the crime community with Abir Mukherjee calling her writing, ‘Fresh, assured, page-turningly brilliant’, Louise Welsh describing it as  ‘Compelling, atmospheric and beautifully written’ and Ian Rankin referred to it as ‘a white-knuckle ride into hell.’
• Heidi has written multiple short stories for BBC Radio 4 with another series slated for 2026

Heidi has already attended most crime writing festivals including Bloody Scotland (twice), Bute Noir (twice), Iceland Noir (twice), Harrogate and Capital Crime. The return invitations indicative of how great she is on stage.

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.

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 The Photo, in July 2022, with Back From the Dead out in February 2024. Out of The Dark is the fourth in the series.