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This is a great mystery with good character development.
3.5 stars. The book switches between 2002 and 2007 and sometimes I get confused and wished I had a dead tree book instead of my audiobook so I could refer back to the chapter page. Lots of Dutch names and I'm glad that I am hearing them instead of mispronouncing them in my head, but so many characters that it is difficult to remember everyone and keep them straight.
Good premise of a surly detective who comes back from injury leave after getting shot and the powers that be "promote" him to head a ...more
Good premise of a surly detective who comes back from injury leave after getting shot and the powers that be "promote" him to head a ...more
I picked up this book because it was a group read and I needed it to complete a challenge. I'm glad I did because I really liked it. I liked Carl and Assad and I look forward to learning more about Assad as the series progresses. He's a very interesting character who we only learn a little about during this book.
I particularly liked that Carl got sucked into the mystery too. He was rather ambivalent about his new job and planning on doing nothing until Assad talked up the case and piqued Carl's ...more
I particularly liked that Carl got sucked into the mystery too. He was rather ambivalent about his new job and planning on doing nothing until Assad talked up the case and piqued Carl's ...more
I want to like this book so much more than I did. It just never really grabbed me--I figured who was probably behind the plot fairly early--and then I put the book down several times and read something else before finally going back and forcing myself to finish it. I did get a good feeling for Carl. It was hard to tell how much of his rather cold personality was there before the shooting in Amager and how much was a result of what happened to his partners. I did love the character for Assad, and
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May 28, 2011
Khim
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it was amazing
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In één woord Geweldig! Wat kan die Jussi Adler-Olsen schrijven. Spanning, humor, plot, karakters: alles klopt aan dit boek. We leren Carl Morck kennen en zijn medewerker Assad, de assistent die Carl krijgt toegewezen. Samen gaan ze afdeling "Q" runnen. Dit is een afdeling voor oude zaken die nog niet zijn opgelost. Hun oog valt op het dossier Merete Lynggaard die vijf jaar ervoor verdwenen is. Ze gaan samen proberen dit mysterie op te lossen en er komt heel wat op hun pad. Echt een topklasse ver
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Aug 05, 2015
Jim Townsend
marked it as to-read
Mar 10, 2017
Lindy-Lane
marked it as to-read
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Mar 04, 2018
Melissa
marked it as to-read
