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Mar 12, 2024
First in Dept Q series
Sep 30, 2023
RETURNED 11-9-23 DUE 11-14-23 CHECKED OUT 10-24-23 ON HOLD 10-22-23 #1 of 9 Detective Carl Morck Department Q #1 The Keeper of Lost Causes / Mercy, #2 The Absent One / Disgrace (2012), #3 A Conspiracy of Faith / Redemption /…
Jan 05, 2023Kmd129 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is an excellent thriller that was difficult to put down even when it switched between Detective Carl Mørck's and the liberal politician's perspective. The story felt very realistic; all the characters had well-thought-out…
Aug 19, 2022Meghan_34 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable scandi-noir read. The hero was a hard-boiled type, and the story was slightly weird but interesting, and I'm curious to see how that charachters develop in the subsequent books. I had the impression the author has an odd sense…
Jun 21, 2022okiechigal rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I stuck with this and ended liking it. It does ramble some but good.
Dec 20, 2021bconnor207 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An OK read; maybe a little long but one of the few I have felt like finishing in a while.
Apr 25, 2021KaiLee45 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Strong ending, as dynamic as the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. Characterization and writing not as sophisticated as, e.g., Henning Mankell's Wallander novels. Glad I read it but may not return to Department Q for a while.
Mar 05, 2021labraden rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Carl Morck was once a good homicide detective working in one of the police departments in Copenhagen until the day that he was shot, while he watched one of his colleagues get killed and the other paralyzed. Carl blames himself for not…
Dec 01, 2020patcarstensen rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It took an effort to get into this book, but I am glad I persisted.
May 10, 2020dsw3914 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is the first of the Dept. Q Danish cop series and also the first of the series that I have read. I have seen a DVD but did not remember much about it except for the main guys name (Carl Morck). This was a very good book and I look…
Jul 27, 2019ValleriM rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
There were parts of this book I really loved ... and parts I didn't. I LOVED Assad, the quirky, Middle-Eastern immigrant hired to be Mørck’s office cleaner-coffee fetcher-driver. Instead, he becomes an unofficial assistant-investigator who…
Mar 05, 2019Pisinga rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
One more time here is a story about defaulter detective who unexpectedly solves a crime from the past. Obviously author is interested in Danish politics and their intrigues, as he describes in details some aspects of political life in…
Feb 20, 2019
Hold for later.
Jan 18, 2019Hillsboro_JeanineM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
You want it darker - Denmark's Adler-Olsen has taken over the mantle of dark Scandinavian murder mystery from Stieg Larsson. There's no Lisbeth Salander equivalent but Assad has his own mysterious ways of assisting Carl Morck.
Apr 03, 2018DPLchandra rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
As a huge Scandinavian crime novel nerd, I was so excited to find another great author. Like most murder mysteries in this genre, it is dark. It is also intense, thought-provoking and has twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my…
Dec 11, 2017ba_library rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I borrowed the DVD first – The Q Trilogy that covers the first three novels by Dane Jussi Adler-Olsen and it was very good, so I thought I’d read the books. I’ve read all of the novels by Norwegian Jo Nesbo with detective Harry Hole. …
Jul 15, 2017Rubicat rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
It seems to me that there are an overwhelming number of these noir, police procedural novels with an irascible detective who has no friends on the force and is disliked by the bosses who would like to be rid of him;/her. I always find it…
Jul 13, 2017
I love this noir detective series and the characters make me laugh
Jun 19, 2017Debbr2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely loved this series and you can now catch 3 of the books made into movies on Netflix!
May 08, 2017D_Kyle rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have been a huge fan of Nordic Noir for about six years and have read most of the authors around. Jussi Adler-Olsen stands out for me because I really enjoy the curmudgeonly Copenhagen detective Carl Morck and his unflappable sidekick…
Nov 11, 2016RicardoEdm rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Very interesting main character with the European atmosphere and flair that nobody in America can imitate. It looks like Carl and Assad have a long career ahead of them. Definitely recommend this one
Nov 07, 2016maipenrai rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
DANISH POLICE PROCEDURAL. The first book in the Department Q series
Aug 16, 2016dveronda rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I like these Scandinavian crime writers. They are good no doubt. Carl from 'keeper of lost Causes' is my new (2016) favorite detective. Adler-Olsen has put together a good supporting cast with Assad and others. I've ordered up the next…
Oct 12, 2015lpreston214 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this book. When DCI Carl Morck is involved in an incident that left one colleague dead and another paralyzed he ends up all by himself in a basement office investigating cold cases. Well, not…
Sep 23, 2015blackburn427 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a great mystery novel. I read the book more than ten months ago and I still think of the plot. This is the first book in a series and I'd recommend reading this first to get to know the characters. I think the author does a great…