Palle Rosenkrantz

Den 26. november 1833 bliver den 64-årige møller Albert Dich stukket ned under en gåtur til Rønne.MORDET I VESTERMARIE følger opklaringsarbejdet, der ender med et justitsmord, hvor tilståelsen fremtvinges gennem anvendelse af de torturlignende forhørsmetoder, man dengang tog i brug over for de ‘sædvanlig mistænkte’, dvs. de udsatte, de fattige og de afvigende, der blev behandlet som lovløse. Den anklagede i Vestermarie-sagen blev således dømt, trods fortvivlet benægtelse. Først 50 år efter tilstod den virkelige morder på sit dødsleje.Bogen betragtes som et af de første danske eksempler på ‘true crime’: en kriminalhistorie, der ud fra juridiske akter og mundtligoverlevering fortæller den virkelige historie om mordet på kirkemølleren i Vestermarie på Bornholm den nat i 1833. MORDET I VESTERMARIE udkom første gang i 1902 og vakte stor opsigt, fordi den blev betragtet som et indlæg i den dengangverserende debat om en retsreform. Denne nye udgave er forsynet med en efterskrift af Politiken-anmelderen og krimieksperten Bo Tao Michaëlis.Baron PALLE ADAM VILHELM ROSENKRANTZ (1867-1941) regnes for den første egentlige kriminalforfatter i Danmark.

Detective Sergeant Eigil Holst is on holiday in the countryside when the body of a baby is washed up on the banks of a nearby lake. The local magistrate orders the lake to be drained and the body of a young woman is discovered, naked and weighed down with stones tied to her feet and neck. Her identity is a mystery. Holst then takes it upon himself to find out where this woman came from, why she was in this remote location and who could have had motive to kill her. His investigations take him across Scandinavia and into central Europe as, gradually, he realises that the solution to the mystery could have huge implications for his own future. Originally published in 1903, The Forest Lake Mystery is considered to be the very first Danish crime novel, and the annual Danish crime writing awards are named in honour of its author, Palle Rosenkrantz.

From the pen of the Danish Agatha Christie . . .Murder Will Out.Holger Nielsen just wanted a quiet London vacation when he rented 48 Cranbourne Grove. But the rental agent forgot to mention he'd be sharing his new home with a very hungry cat and . . . the man in the cellar.When Holger Nielsen stumbles on a murder, the obvious thing to do is report it to the authorities and get on with his life. But as the crime unravels, it isn't clear whether it's worse to be an accessory to murder or an accessory to justice. The Man in the Cellar is more than just a great mystery. It's an insider's tour of turn-of-the-century London and Denmark. But beware. Scandinavia hasn't always been IKEA and Legos.Baron Palle Adam Vilhelm Rosenkrantz, born in 1867, is the father of the Danish mystery novel. In the early part of the 20th century, he was one of the best-selling authors in Scandinavia and Germany. To this day, the Palle Rosenkrantz Prize is awarded annually to the best crime novel published in Danish.