{"id":30105,"date":"2023-04-03T10:05:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30105"},"modified":"2023-04-03T10:06:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:06:35","slug":"review-a-death-in-denmark-by-amulya-malladi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/03\/review-a-death-in-denmark-by-amulya-malladi\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30105\" data-postid=\"30105\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30105 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_d7ky298 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_mchq299 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_299k299 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi.jpg?resize=332%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30107\" title=\"a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi\" alt=\"a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi.jpg?w=332&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi.jpg?resize=400%2C602&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_g2s6299 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Everyone in Denmark knew that Yousef Ahmed, a refugee from Iraq, brutally murdered the right-wing politician Sanne Melgaard. So, when part-time blues musician, frustrated home renovator, and full-time private detective Gabriel Pr\u00e6st agrees to investigate the matter because his ex\u2014<span class=\"a-text-italic\">the one who got away<\/span>\u2014asked him to, he knew it was a no-win case.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But as Gabriel starts to ask questions, his face meets with the fists of Russian gangsters; the Danish prime minister asks him for a favor; and he starts to realize that something may be rotten in the state of Denmark.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Wondering if Yousef was framed to heighten the local anti-Muslim sentiment, Gabriel follows a trail back in time to World War II when anti-Semitism was raging in Europe during the German occupation of Denmark. Fearing a nationalistic mindset has resurfaced, Gabriel rolls up the sleeves of his well-cut suit and gets to work. From the cobblestone streets of Copenhagen to the historic Strassen\u00a0of Berlin where the sounds of the steel-toed boots of marching Nazis still linger, Gabriel finds that some very powerful Danes don\u2019t want him digging into the case\u2014as the secrets he unearths could shake the foundations of Danish identity.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_afmi299 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_501w299  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 28, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Gabriel Praest<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gabriel Praest<\/strong> is a Danish private investigator who used to be a cop. His ex-girlfriend, Leila, is a lawyer handling the appeal for Yousef Ahmed, a Muslim refugee accused of murdering a government official. The motive is supposed to be revenge for asylum being denied to his son, who was then killed when he returned to Iraq. Many people are comparing this to the way Denmark refused to let non-Danish Jews stay in the country during World War II, which led to them being sent to German concentration camps, where most were then killed. The case against Yousef seems airtight, but he maintains his innocence, and Leila asks Gabriel to investigate the murder.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The book begins with a heartbreaking story taking place outside Copenhagen in 1943. The importance to the book\u2019s plot becomes more apparent as the story goes on, but it also makes long ago atrocities more real. This book is an interesting combination of murder mystery, politics, and history. I wasn\u2019t familiar with Danish politics either now or in the past, so I learned a lot from the book. I was also entertained since Praest is a character I could root for. The more serious political aspects of the book are balanced with details of Gabriel\u2019s personal life, giving readers a chance to get to know him. I like his sense of humor and his loyalty and protection of those close to him. I didn\u2019t care about all the various designers of his clothes, but it shows how important these things are to the character.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book has a complex plot and is very intense and sometimes dark. There are people who don\u2019t want Gabriel investigating this murder and the motive, so trying to get justice for Yousef puts him in grave danger. The story is very engaging, and once you start, it\u2019s hard to put down. Things wrap up in some dramatic and unexpected ways, which creates a satisfying ending. I liked getting to know Gabriel, his daughter, and his circle of friends, and I definitely read any subsequent books in the series.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qpag299 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zoRYIe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3GatRk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi\/1142281945?ean=9780063235526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-death-in-denmark-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Amulya_Malladi_A_Death_in_Denmark?id=L8xsEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone in Denmark knew that Yousef Ahmed, a refugee from Iraq, brutally murdered the right-wing politician Sanne Melgaard. 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So, when part-time blues musician, frustrated home renovator, and full-time private detective Gabriel Pr\u00e6st agrees to investigate the matter because his ex\u2014the one who got away\u2014asked him to, he knew it was a no-win case.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But as Gabriel starts to ask questions, his face meets with the fists of Russian gangsters; the Danish prime minister asks him for a favor; and he starts to realize that something may be rotten in the state of Denmark.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wondering if Yousef was framed to heighten the local anti-Muslim sentiment, Gabriel follows a trail back in time to World War II when anti-Semitism was raging in Europe during the German occupation of Denmark. Fearing a nationalistic mindset has resurfaced, Gabriel rolls up the sleeves of his well-cut suit and gets to work. From the cobblestone streets of Copenhagen to the historic Strassen\u00a0of Berlin where the sounds of the steel-toed boots of marching Nazis still linger, Gabriel finds that some very powerful Danes don\u2019t want him digging into the case\u2014as the secrets he unearths could shake the foundations of Danish identity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 28, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Gabriel Praest<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gabriel Praest<\/strong> is a Danish private investigator who used to be a cop. His ex-girlfriend, Leila, is a lawyer handling the appeal for Yousef Ahmed, a Muslim refugee accused of murdering a government official. The motive is supposed to be revenge for asylum being denied to his son, who was then killed when he returned to Iraq. Many people are comparing this to the way Denmark refused to let non-Danish Jews stay in the country during World War II, which led to them being sent to German concentration camps, where most were then killed. The case against Yousef seems airtight, but he maintains his innocence, and Leila asks Gabriel to investigate the murder.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The book begins with a heartbreaking story taking place outside Copenhagen in 1943. The importance to the book\u2019s plot becomes more apparent as the story goes on, but it also makes long ago atrocities more real. This book is an interesting combination of murder mystery, politics, and history. I wasn\u2019t familiar with Danish politics either now or in the past, so I learned a lot from the book. I was also entertained since Praest is a character I could root for. The more serious political aspects of the book are balanced with details of Gabriel\u2019s personal life, giving readers a chance to get to know him. I like his sense of humor and his loyalty and protection of those close to him. I didn\u2019t care about all the various designers of his clothes, but it shows how important these things are to the character.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book has a complex plot and is very intense and sometimes dark. There are people who don\u2019t want Gabriel investigating this murder and the motive, so trying to get justice for Yousef puts him in grave danger. The story is very engaging, and once you start, it\u2019s hard to put down. Things wrap up in some dramatic and unexpected ways, which creates a satisfying ending. I liked getting to know Gabriel, his daughter, and his circle of friends, and I definitely read any subsequent books in the series.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zoRYIe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3GatRk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-death-in-denmark-amulya-malladi\/1142281945?ean=9780063235526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-death-in-denmark-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Amulya_Malladi_A_Death_in_Denmark?id=L8xsEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30105"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30117,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30105\/revisions\/30117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}