After the Death of Ellen Keldberg

After the Death of Ellen Keldberg

Eddie Thomas Petersen
$17.99
Publication Date: September 3rd, 2018
Publisher:
Handheld Modern
ISBN:
9781999944841
Pages:
258

Description

After the death of Ellen Keldberg two visitors come to the northern Danish seaside town of Skagen on a snowy night.

Ellen's student nephew Mikkel comes to organise her funeral, yet he can barely remember Aunt Ellen and knows nothing about her life. Anne Sofie comes to exhibit her photographs, and to single-mindedly pursue her ruthless quest. She will allow no-one to obscure the truth about Ellen. Before Anne Sofie has finished, there will be blood in the snow, and she will have photographed death.

'The author's professional experience as a filmmaker finds its way into the excellent atmospheric portrait of the place and the people who inhabit it ... Petersen has created an interesting and surprising tale, with touches of macabre humour. It's a slow-burner of a murder mystery that lingers in the reader's mind for a long time, as much as blood on snow and the smell of freshly caught fish. Snow and darkness hide old painful secrets and new alliances promise the solving of mysteries and resolving of painful personal issues. Don't expect fireworks and you will enjoy this subtle analysis of family relations.' - Crime Review.

About the Author

Eddie Thomas Petersen (b. 1951) is a Danish TV and film director who published his first novel, Kys, in 2002, for which he won a prize for a debut novel. Ønskebarnet is his third novel. He lives in Skagen, Denmark, where this novel is set. He began his career at the Aarhus Theater and then moved to Copenhagen. He began working as a lecturer and instructor at The Danish Film Workshop in 1983, where he oversaw production on the autobiographical film, Tøsedrengen. Later he worked in Danish national radio, where he directed two short films: Salamander Lake and Nanna and Pernille: the latter won the Robert Prize. He made his debut as a film director with Springflod, starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role. Subsequent television work includes the successful TV series Strisser on Samsø, which he wrote and directed.