title: The Hanging: A Thriller
author:  Lotte Hammer 
description: Two young children arrive at school early and discover five nude male bodies hanging in the gymnasium. Homicide Detective Konrad Simonsen and his team know instantly that the mutilated corpses will be difficult to identify. So begins what appears to be a Danish procedural, but the Hammers, a brother-and-sister writing team, have more in mind. The murderers are introduced in surreal, nightmarish passages that suggest they are victims of child sexual abuse. As police painstakingly identify the corpses, the murderers launch a media campaign that goes viral, assailing Denmark for its laxity toward pedophileslike the murdered men. Worldwide reaction to the campaign unnerves the government, and pressure increases on the already overwhelmed Simonsen. The Hanging offers insights into Danish policing and the countrys sociocultural foment. It is also filled with quirky characters whose quirks are meticulously described but not always germane to the plot. But the Hammers have struck a chord with European readers, and The Hanging is seen as Denmarks answer to successful Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic crime fiction. U.S. crime lovers will likely want to stick a pin in Denmark on their crime-fiction maps. --Thomas Gaughan
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  # Hit And Done
  
  
  
  
  
  ### A Stella Cole thriller
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Andy Maslen
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1. [Deep Clean](part0004.html#3Q280-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2. [You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here …](part0005.html#4OIQ0-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3. [But It Helps](part0006.html#5N3C0-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4. [Sectioned](part0007.html#6LJU0-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5. [Single Room, Double Occupancy](part0008.html#7K4G0-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6. [A Little Chat](part0009.html#8IL20-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  7. [The Heavy Squad](part0010.html#9H5K0-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  8. [Naming Names](part0011.html#AFM60-ed5f9bbceff24e99abf5707f9a05bb53)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  9. [Down Payment](part00