"Annika von Holdt juggles confidently with the genre's evergreens. A solid piece of work from an author who did her homework."

— Berlingske: Weekend avisen. Katinka Bruhn.

"This a warning — literally — do not read Annika von Holdt's second thriller, unless you are looking for a spine tingling reading experience, forcing your fingers to turn page after page after page. Your hands will slowly assume the form of claws, your breathing will almost come to a stop and the slightest noise in the house will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. 'The Nighthour' is — just as the title indicates — created for the night hours, and Annika von Holdt is first rate with international standards in this field."

— Fyns Amts Avis. Bente Wilk.

"Annika von Holdt excels at creating a sinister ambience, which gradually builds before it culminates in a genuine thrill. The ending is absolutely admirable. Fans of Anne Rice and Stephen King will find Annika von Holdt a good alternative for an eerie weekend."

— Ekstra Bladet. Hans Larsen.

"Annika von Holdt delivers with her second novel, 'The Nighthour'. Ingeniously set on the genre's fundamentals of funerals and lingering remnants. Holdt's novel is recommendable for those who seek a thrill of the classic kind — where earthly yearnings mix with the grave clothes of the past."

— Politiken. Bo Tao Michaelis.

"Annika von Holdt has written an excellent story with an invigorating and thought-provoking finale."

— Berlingske. Keld Nissen.

"Annika von Holdt toys suspensefully and subtle with characters and readers. It is pure horror that urges you to read faster and faster to reach the end, so that you again will be able to sleep peacefully at night — or will you?"

— Alt For Damerne. Karin Gråbæk.

"Find Annika von Holdt an agent with flair for international publishing business! You are ten times better in your genre than Peter Høeg and other Danes who have earned international success. With Annika von Holdt we have produced something Denmark has never seen before: A horror writer of international calibre."

— Bogvenner. Erik Haaest.

"The Nighthour is a thrill of the good classical kind with its psychological twist and a ominous ending."

— Holbæk Venstreblad.

"Sheer massage of the nerve fibres which makes every hair on your body stand up and icy notions tingling down your spine."

— Nordjydske Stiftstidende. Karin Pedersen.

"This thrilling tale leaden with an ambience of creeping, gothic ghastliness scares the daylights out of us."

— Carsten Nørby Sørensen, lektør.

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