Lieutenant Holst: A Piece of Good News, by Palle Rosenkrantz (1867-1941)

A horse dealer is found murdered in northern Denmark, and lieutenant Holst is on the case. He interviews the suspects and parties involved one by one, and then sets a trap.This short story is remarkable in sense that includes very acute and sharp dialogue, as a well as an understanding of interrogations that was quite uncommon at the time when it was written.Palle Rosenkrantz (1867-1941) is considered one of the founders of modern Danish crime fiction.The story was translated from Danish by Michael Henrik Wynn, the editor of Historyradio.org, and also adapted by him for radio.