About the author

Erik Amdrup (born 21 February 1923 in Visby, Tønder, Denmark, died 22 February 1998) was a Danish professor of surgery, doctor, and author.

From 1965, Amdrup was assistant head doctor at Københavns Kommunehospital, from 1971 to 1988 he was head of gastroenterological surgery at Århus kommunehospital and professor of surgery at Århus Universitet. His work on peptic ulcers and surgical treatment of these won international acclaim. He was active in research at the Institutt for Eksperimentell Klinisk Forskning at Århus Universitet, and was the institute's leader for a time.

Aged 56, Amdrup made in his debut in 1979 as a fiction author with the crime novel Hilsen fra Hans. Many of his novels were acclaimed as the year's best Danish crime novel. The novel Renters rente was filmed as a Danish TV series in 1996.

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Lucifers hov

En yngre kvinde findes myrdet på et eksklusivt center for ridesport. Dødsårsagen ligner umiddelbart, at kvinden er død ved et spark fra hesten Lucifer. De øvrige på rideskolen nægter dog at tro på den forklaring, for den afdøde var en talentfuld rytterske. Men hvis ikke det var en ulykke, så må det jo betyde, at det var mord... Erik Amdrup (1923-1998) var en dansk forfatter, overlæge og professor i kirurgi. Erik Amdrup har en baggrund inden for medicin og har været tilknyttet syghuse i København og Aarhus samt været forsker på Aarhus Universitet. Erik Amdrup debuterede med kriminalromanen "Hilsen fra Hans" i 1979 i en alder af 55 år. Sidenhen fulgte i nærheden af tredive skønlitterære udgivelser. Erik Amdrup blev hædret med prisen De gyldne håndjern hele to gange. I 1984 fik han prisen for romanen "Hvem førte kniven" og i 1985 for "Uansøgt afsked". I 1989 modtog han Palle Rosenkrantz-prisen for romanen "Renters rente", der blev filmatiseret af DR i 1996.
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