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ADLER-OLSEN, Jussi -- The Keeper of Lost Causes -- 4.5/B+ 11/20/11
Crime Fiction/2011 -- translation/Dutton/395 pgs
1st in Series Q
2007/Copenhagen, Denmark
Carl Morck -- Chief Detective of Dept. Q/Lost Causes
1st Lines: Carl took a step toward the mirror and ran one finger alng his temple where the bullet had grazed his head.
Comments: Great read -- chosen for an online group read. Interesting that the Danish title is The Girl in the Cage and the British title is Mercy. Carl is a former homicide dete ...more
Crime Fiction/2011 -- translation/Dutton/395 pgs
1st in Series Q
2007/Copenhagen, Denmark
Carl Morck -- Chief Detective of Dept. Q/Lost Causes
1st Lines: Carl took a step toward the mirror and ran one finger alng his temple where the bullet had grazed his head.
Comments: Great read -- chosen for an online group read. Interesting that the Danish title is The Girl in the Cage and the British title is Mercy. Carl is a former homicide dete ...more
An excellent addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction. This one is set in Copenhagen.
Aug 26, 2012
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While this one is centered around a truly diabolical crime (and as such, is wildly implausible), Adler-Olsen does a really nice job of highlighting one of my favorite aspects in straight police procedurals - actual investigation. His hero isn't some kind of super-genius but instead the sort of person that keeps shaking trees until something useful drops, which seems a much more accurate picture of how detectives solve crimes in real life.
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This one takes you through the nuts and bolts of the abduction of a young woman in Denmark who has been missing for 5 years. The subtle clues and the detail are amazing
Enjoyed this first book in a Danish crime series, but it wasn't all that different from other Scandinavian crime novels.
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