For fans of the Netflix series Borgen and WWII history buffs， A Death in Denmark is a page-turning Nordic thriller with a cosmopolitan vibe， introducing Gabriel Præst， an ex-Copenhagen cop （with impeccable fashion sense）， Blues musician， and pursuer of truth as he explores Denmark's Nazi-collaborator past and anti-Muslim present in this intelligent and stimulating murder mystery。


Everyone in Denmark knew that Yousef Ahmed， a Muslim refugee from Iraq， brutally murdered the right-wing politician Sanne Melgaard。 So， when part-time Blues musician， frustrated home renovator， and full-time private investigator Gabriel Præst agrees to investigate the matter because his ex--the one who got away--asked him， he knew it was a no-win case。

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。

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 during the German occupation of Denmark。 Fearing such a 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 of Berlin where the sounds of the steel-toed boots of marching Nazis still linger， Gabriel finds that some very powerful Danes don't want him digging into the case--as the secrets he unearths could shake the foundations of Danish identity。