Fellow crime writer and blogger Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen’s novel The Cosy Knave has just been released! Here’s the synopsis:
The vicious attacks begin when the prodigal son of Knavesborough returns to the sleepy village after forty years in Argentina with fame and fortune. No wonder that spiteful Rose Walnut-Whip is killed, but when the violence escalates, Constable Penrose knows he needs help from his fiancée, librarian Rhapsody Gershwin.
It’s now available at Smashwords, Amazon and Diesel E-Books . It’s listed at $3.99, but if you buy at Smashwords and use this coupon code: PN22N, you get a 25% discount. Not that you need that excuse to get it.
The Cosy Knave Baton Relay
As we celebrate the launch of The Cosy Knave, several of us in the blogosphere are joining together to help you get to know Dorte and her writing a little better. I am very excited to be a part of this group.
In this baton relay, instead of batons, we’re passing questions and answers. The relay started with Dorte’s own fabulous blog and moved to Margot Kinberg's Confessions of a Mystery Novelist, then to Judith's Leeswammes' Blog.
For my part….
Here’s the answer to Question # 3 posted on Judith's blog yesterday.
The region is Yorkshire, Northern England, and though Yorkshire dwellers will probably look through the thin disguise, they should not expect ´Knavesborough´ to be anything like the real place called Knaresborough.
Well, I have stolen bits and pieces, such as the castle ruin, the River Nidd and Mother Shipton´s Cave, but one of the main differences is that while Knaresborough is a town, Knavesborough is a tiny village. One of these small places where everybody knows what you had for breakfast. One grocer, one tearoom (Ye Cosy Knave), one manor, one church and one old school building.
Besides, Knavesborough has this Midsomer feel to it. An old-world idyll - at least on the surface - which will probably make you forget it takes place in 2010 most of the time.
Now I almost forgot to mention the knitting club! I believe it is something readers expect of a cosy, and some of my characters actually like the idea, but don´t worry, there are absolutely no recipes or knitting patterns in my book (and if I should have included one by accident, don´t try it out - please! I need each and every one of my readers - alive.
And…….
Question #4: How did you research your setting and your mystery?
Be sure to check Helen's blog How Mysterious! tomorrow for the answer… and the next question.
Happy blog-surfing and congratulations, Dorte!!!
Clarissa - I'm so glad you're part of this launch relay team :-).
ReplyDeleteDorte - It's so interesting how you combined a little of a real place with a fictional place. It's depicted so well, though, that I could imagine Knavesborough as an actual village.
Folks, do please read The Cosy Knave. It really is a delightful cosy.
the setting of the novel seems rather lovely and interesting!
ReplyDeleteI like the setting. And that's a really creative way to do a blog tour.
ReplyDeleteRose Walnut Whip!!! What a brilliant name!! Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulation to Dorte and hoorah for Yorkshire too - it truly is a beautiful region! Take care
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The perfect cozy setting! I can just see it, too.
ReplyDeleteThe setting sound lovely! I like reading stuff that isn't in cities like the one where I live. Different is good.
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hi miss clarissa! cool blog tour. wow! i like that place for being way cozy. sometimes the most exciting stuff could happen at a cozy lay back place. i got laughing bout that knitting and recipe stuff. i like those names lots. im thinking maybe its too old for me but i like mysterys so maybe its ok for me.
ReplyDelete...hugs from lenny
I love cozys! I'll definitely look up your book.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds pretty interesting and I'm thinking about reading it!
ReplyDeleteClarissa, thank you so much for grabbing the baton and sending it on! (ehm, it is to Karen, not Helen).
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you to everybody else for your encouragement and interest in my book!
I just love the cover - it just looks cozy!
ReplyDeletewhat a fun, great idea for helping spread the word! This does sound like a fun book. Great questions, Clarissa~ :o) <3
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I've never heard of a launch relay before. Sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteSo does this book. The heroine is a librarian named Rhapsody Gershwin? And it's set in Yorkshire? That sounds like a whole lot of fun.
Clever idea Clarissa.
ReplyDeleteAnd a librarian crime fighter? Sounds like fun.
The relay is a great idea - creative, fun and inspiring. Thanks Clarissa and Dorte.
ReplyDeleteI like these questions. Good ones! Good interview :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Dorte! The novel looks so interesting and I do love Yorkshire. It sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteFun! And I still love that house.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend :)
congratulations to your friend!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments & good wishes!
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