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    <![CDATA[Internationally bestselling author Häkan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this riveting tale of murder and suspense that reveals the deep humanity of the characters portrayed even as it sends chills up the spine.<br/><br/>Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called to the sleepy coastal town of Kalbringen to assist the local police in the investigation of two recent ax murders. Soon the case turns from bad to worse when another body turns up and one of Van Veeteren’s colleagues, a young female detective, disappears without a trace. Now Van Veeteren must find the killer, and, it is hoped, his colleague, before anyone else comes to harm. Riveting and intellectually satisfying,<em> Borkmann’s Point</em> unfolds like a chess match where each move could prove deadly.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[How long will it take clever Swedish chief inspector Van Veeteren off his native turf to find an ax-murderer in Kalbringen? Long enough for Hakan Nesser to give a complete analysis of a postcard-pretty Swedish beach town. Anyone can be the murderer or fall in love while Van Veeteren swaps chess move...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60991528">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Internationally bestselling author Häkan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this riveting tale of murder and suspense that reveals the deep humanity of the characters portrayed even as it sends chills up the spine.<br/><br/>Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called to the sleepy coastal town of Kalbringen to assist the local police in the investigation of two recent ax murders. Soon the case turns from bad to worse when another body turns up and one of Van Veeteren’s colleagues, a young female detective, disappears without a trace. Now Van Veeteren must find the killer, and, it is hoped, his colleague, before anyone else comes to harm. Riveting and intellectually satisfying,<em> Borkmann’s Point</em> unfolds like a chess match where each move could prove deadly.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'll probably read one more in the series; give it another try.  I had it figured out fairly early on and spent more time on trying to figure out Van Veeteren than the actual mystery.  Someone I assume to be his son (Erich) was mentioned within the first several pages and then never mentioned again....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55651755">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Borkmann's Point: &quot;the point beyond which we really don't need any more information. When we reach that point, we already know enough to solve the case by means of nothing more than some decent thinking. &quot; And it is precisely at this point that Inspector Van Veeteren begins to focus on the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15241927">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Internationally bestselling author Häkan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this riveting tale of murder and suspense that reveals the deep humanity of the characters portrayed even as it sends chills up the spine.<br/><br/>Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called to the sleepy coastal town of Kalbringen to assist the local police in the investigation of two recent ax murders. Soon the case turns from bad to worse when another body turns up and one of Van Veeteren’s colleagues, a young female detective, disappears without a trace. Now Van Veeteren must find the killer, and, it is hoped, his colleague, before anyone else comes to harm. Riveting and intellectually satisfying,<em> Borkmann’s Point</em> unfolds like a chess match where each move could prove deadly.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Scandinavian writer, who is Swedish. Some minor things annoyed me. The character's names were a mixture of Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German, and even English. The place names were vague as well. I know we live in fluid times but I don't think a backwater town in Denmark would boast a journ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45208631">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Internationally bestselling author Häkan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this riveting tale of murder and suspense that reveals the deep humanity of the characters portrayed even as it sends chills up the spine.<br/><br/>Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called to the sleepy coastal town of Kalbringen to assist the local police in the investigation of two recent ax murders. Soon the case turns from bad to worse when another body turns up and one of Van Veeteren’s colleagues, a young female detective, disappears without a trace. Now Van Veeteren must find the killer, and, it is hoped, his colleague, before anyone else comes to harm. Riveting and intellectually satisfying,<em> Borkmann’s Point</em> unfolds like a chess match where each move could prove deadly.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This might be better that three stars, but I got distracted by The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest arriving when I was halfway through, so I ruined the suspense for myself by putting it down for a couple of days when I was 2/3 of the way through. I have no will power. The denouement was very surpr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74272209">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Praise from Sweden for The Van Veeteren Crime Novels:</strong><br/><br/>&#8220;There is a new star in the crime-writing galaxy. A stylish and enjoyable novel . . . spiced with an understated sense of humor.&#8221; <br/>&#8211;<em>Sydsvenska Dagbladet</em><br/><br/>&#8220;With Van Veeteren, Nesser has created a character who has the making of a classic.&#8221; <br/>&#8211;<em>Aftenposten</em><br/><br/>&#8220;Nesser has a keen and complete grasp of the art of spinning many threads, pulling them together in a thrilling way and bringing them to a shocking solution. This sense of finesse and control leads to absolutely accomplished crime novels.&#8221; <br/>&#8211;J<em>onkopings-Posten</em><br/><br/><strong>Praise for <em>Borkmann&#8217;s Point</em> and Håkan Nesser</strong>:<br/><br/>&#8220;This is definitely one of the better books to be recently published in the crime genre.&#8221; <br/>&#8211;<em>Finanstidningen</em> (Sweden)<br/><br/>&#8220;Original, and with a profound underlying humanity.&#8221; <br/>&#8212;<em>Bohusläningen</em> (Sweden)<br/><br/>&#8220;Nesser writes dramatic murder mysteries that rouse the imagination.&#8221; <br/>&#8212;<em>Nordvastra Skanes Tidningar</em> (Sweden)<br/><br/>&#8220;Nesser is one of our most famous crime writers&#8212;but so far only in Sweden. This must change, however, because hardly anyone else in the world tells crime stories in such a unique way.&#8221; <br/>&#8212;<em>WDR-Mittagsmagazin</em> (Germany)<br/><br/>&#8220;Nesser belongs to today&#8217;s elite in crime fiction writing. His work is of the highest quality. Hurry to the bookstore!&#8221; <br/>&#8212;<em>Svenska Dagbladet</em> (Sweden)<br/><br/>&#8220;Nesser has a keen grasp of the art of spinning many narrative threads into a shocking resolution. This finesse and control results in perfectly accomplished crime novels.&#8221; <br/>&#8212;<em>Jönköpings-Posten</em> (Sweden)<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This mystery kept me nicely distracted while recuperating from a stomach virus. At first, the author lets us in on all the clues, which I really like, until the end, when two of the detectives began to suspect someone. Suddenly, the author hid the detectives' thoughts and didn't give us even a glimp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11293742">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Swedish author in translation. Promising series with a very interesting plot. This started out slow but got much better as it got going. There's not a lot of character development--I'm not even sure what the characters look like or their ages--which is a negative for me. But it was an enjoyable read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68585279">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great addition to the Scandinavian mystery genre. I am so glad more of Nesser's interesting books are being translated into English along with the books by Fossum, Eriksson, and Mankell.<br/><br/>Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is a complex man and since this first translated book is actually the t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37904697">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book. My first experience with Nesser ... yet another Frozen Noir writer, spare and bleak and introspective like Henning Mankell. The Scandies go heavy on the frosty imagery, and most characters here need to work on their self-esteem, but it was a great winter book for a Portlander. Won...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68688652">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic book.  I thought I had it all figured out.  Van Veeteren is a great new addition to the Norse detective genre.  I have become very discerning in which of the Norse detectives I'll read, but this Nesser fellow seems to be onto something here.  Instead of just the gloom and doom of dark land...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47135036">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A mystery that I just finished for my September book group.  This is not usually my genre but really enjoyed it.  This is apparetly a series and I plan to go back and read more.  I was fairly sure who was the murderer about half way through - but had to see how it was going to resolve.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A disappointing book. The first part relating the three murders is very good, but around the middle the narrative drops dead as the detectives wander around with no clues, have meals, play chess, drink wine, get together to discuss the fact that they have no clues, etc. After that the book is mostly...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31899993">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm officially discouraged in my European mystery writers to try in translation category.  This book was fine, but the answer was to be found in the first third of the book.  I read to the end though.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second of Nesser's books that I read - didn't like the ending but am unsure why?  Did I agree with it or did it repulse me?  Not sure...still, a great read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a mystery novel it is actually terrific literature.  Amazingly well-written and crafted; great character studies; a page-turner]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Chief Inspector Van Veeteren of the Dutch police is an amiably dour investigator - nice read, little slow, but a great plot.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Tolerable police procedural from Sweden lacking in the best element of the Swedish Police Procedural: gloom. The hunt coninues...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I will admit, the identity of the murderer caught me by surprise.  I thought it was someone else.  But the motive was only so-so.]]></body>
    
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