Reviews | Sov Som De Døde

"A Brilliant thriller. Horror and shivers bounce off the pages in a sophisticated way ... So well written and so surprising ... An Autumn thriller with a vengeance that tugs like the wind outside"
— Heidi Korsgaard. IN


"von Holdt's new thriller covers the visual angle of both the heroes and the psychopaths. Nerve-rackingly good"
— Caroline Rutter. WOMAN


"Holdt makes Lector look like a boy scout ... satanically black and merciless"
— Jan Wandall. METROEXPRESS


"von Holdt proves, once again, that she can send shivers down your spine"
— Jannik Lunn. BOGMARKEDET


"A page-turner ... which keeps you locked in reading ecstasy from the first to the last page ... intense excitement"
— Robert Johannes Rasmussen. FIKTION & KULTUR


"Fierce thriller. Annika von Holdt draws from her geographical and cultural outlook in her new novel, Sov Som De Døde"
— Annette Kruhøffer. ØSTERBRO AVISEN


"A thriller as only Annika von Holdt can write it ... it meets all expectations ... you are kept locked as if with a vice ... the prose is eloquent and picturesque"
— LITTERATURSIDEN


"Sov Som De Døde by Annika von Holdt begins with a child buried alive in a cemetery in the American south and continues with chilling precision to raise the small hairs on the back of your neck"
— FEMINA


"Annika von Holdt has written a genuine pageturner ... I don't know why we had to wait this long for her third book, but Sov Som De Døde has been worth the wait"
— HORRORSIDEN/GYSEREN


"Just fit for screen version ... in her description of utter merciless and unrestrained evil, von Holdt leaves nothing much remaining for neither Stephen King or American Psycho ...the description of the tour into claustrophobic cellars is suffocating in the right way. As a reader you hardly breathe"
— Ove Nørhave. NORDJYSKE




Reviews | Nattetimen

"Annika von Holdt writes blood-gushingly well ... and keeps the suspense in a tight grip ... alluring and fascinating"
— Holger Ruppert. BT


"Annika von Holdt delivers with her second novel, Nattetimen ... cleverly set on the genre's fundamentals of funerals and lingering remnants"
— Bo Tao Michaelis. POLITIKEN


"Annika von Holdt has written a shapely plot with a sinister and thought-provoking finale"
— Keld Nissen. BERLINGSKE


"Annika von Holdt is good at creating an atmosphere of eeriness and angst which gradually builds until it bursts into genuine horror"
— Hans Larsen. EKSTRA BLADET


"Just as the title indicates, Nattetimen is created for the night hours, and Annika von Holdt is first rate with international standards"
— Bente Wiik. FYNS AMTS AVIS


"Nattetimen is a thriller of the good classical kind with its psychological twist and an ominous ending"
— HOLBÆK VENSTREBLAD


"Categorical massage of the nerve fibres which makes every hair on your body stand up and icy notions tingle down your spine."
— Karin Pedersen. NORDJYDSKE STIFTSTIDENDE


"What you have is one of the best and most accomplished crime/suspense novels ever written"
— Erik Haaest. FYLDEPENNEN


"Annika von Holdt plays suspensefully and cleverly with characters and readers ... it's pure horror, and you read faster and faster to reach the last page"
— ALT FOR DAMERNE


"This thrilling tale leaden with an ambience of creeping, gothic suspense scares the daylights out of us"
— Carsten Nørby Sørensen. Lektør




Reviews | Hjemsøgt

"Annika von Holdt has a particular talent for the macabre ... She manipulates masterly with both her characters and her readers, and her writing style probably leaves her more experienced colleagues twisting from vexation"
— K.E. Watz. LOLLAND-FALSTER FOLKETIDENDE


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


"Annika von Holdt's first novel is a classic. The author never drops the ball, and the suspense is maintained all the way through the book's 400 pages. Prepare yourself for a sleepless night"
— Karin Gråbæk. ALT FOR DAMERNE


"Well-written and ingeniously composed"
— FEMINA


"From the first page on, Annika von Holdt locks the reader in a tight grip of nearly constant suspense in her début-thriller, Hjemsøgt"
— Kirsten Purkær. VESTKYSTEN


"Annika von Holdt knows how to leave hints and twist them towards roads unknown ... Genuine suspense which won't leave you alone until the last page has been turned ... Enjoy the ride to Nightmare"
— Bente Wiik. FYNS AMTS AVIS


"The story captivates and mesmerizes ... Annika von Holdt is a dab hand at plotting a good story ... make a note of her name"
— Erik Haaest. FYLDEPENNEN


"The plot is irreproachably weaved together ... the switching between scenes works, and the dialogue glides smoothly"
— Beth Høst. DANSK BIBLIOTEKS CENTER


"Hjemsøgt is a well-written thriller about something as unpleasant and fascinating as the acts of a serial killer. But this novel is not your usual man hunt ... Annika von Holdt writes with effortless ease and presents a skillfully composed plot. A mix of action and psychological depth"
— Grith Kristensen. JUBII

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