The Woman In The Wall is the 5th of Amsinck’s Jensen series, following investigative journalist Jensen as she digs into violent crime. But this can easily be read as a standalone – it’s the first in the series that I’ve read, and while there were nods to the character’s history and relationships between the cast, the plot quickly pulls you in, and doesn’t let up until the end.
A body of a young woman is found behind a wall in a flood damaged building. A woman is raped and left for dead in a park. Another woman’s body is found. DI Henrik Jungersen has his work cut out for him with the number of violent crimes happening on his watch. Tensions both within his team and at home are also giving him a hard time.
Meanwhile, journalist Jensen is on maternity leave, and taking the time to investigate her own background, but her investigations soon cross over with Jungersen’s, bringing danger to her own doorstep.
It’s never easy to read about violence against women, but really liked that there was a strong need for justice while acknowledging the current system failures.
Despite the terrible crimes, the characters are so well written, with warmth and empathy, I loved getting to know them.
While I’m new to the series, I loved the complicated relationships of the main characters, and was totally invested in them and their stories. I had to read in one sitting – it’s a roller-coaster of a novel, the tension never letting up until the climax, and now I have to go and pick up the rest of the series!
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A gruesome discovery in a Copenhagen apartment. A desperate author’s dark secret. A stalker who will stop at nothing, to destroy everything…Jensen returns in her most sinister case yet.
When human remains turn up behind an apartment wall DI Henrik Jungersen finds himself on the trail of a killer who has been hiding in plain sight. Meanwhile, Jensen should be enjoying maternity leave but life has other plans. Legendary author, Valde Brix, is claiming to be her father. But Brix has an ulterior motive. Then a woman connected to Brix turns up brutally murdered, and Jensen and her teenage apprentice Gustav become embroiled in Henrik’s investigation. It soon becomes chillingly clear that the stalker will stop at nothing. And as the danger closes in Jensen realises the threat isn’t just to Brix – her own family is in mortal danger.
About the author
Heidi Amsinck is a writer and journalist born in Copenhagen has lived in London for many years. A graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, she was previously shortlisted for the VS Pritchett Memorial Prize. She has written many stories for BBC Radio 4 including The Bellevue Poltergeist series which features Jensen. She is the author of four previous books in the Jensen series: My Name is Jensen, The Girl in the Photo, Back from the Dead and Out of the Dark, as well a book of short stories, Last Train to Helsingor.
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