The Scarred Woman (Department Q, #7)

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Jussi Adler-Olsen

The New York Times and 1 internationally bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Causes delivers his most captivating and suspenseful Department Q novel yet perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson Detective Carl M rck of Department Q, Copenhagen s cold cases division, meets his toughest challenge yet when the dark, troubled past of one of his own team members collides with a sinister unsolved murder In a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered The case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide investigation from over a decade ago, but the connection between the two victims confounds the police Across town a group of young women are being hunted The attacks seem random, but could these brutal acts of violence be related Detective Carl M rck of Department Q is charged with solving the mystery Back at headquarters, Carl and his team are under pressure to deliver results failure to meet his superiors expectations will mean the end of Department Q Solving the case, however, is not their only concern After an earlier breakdown, their colleague Rose is still struggling to deal with the reemergence of her past a past in which a terrible crime may have been committed It is up to Carl, Assad, and Gordon to uncover the dark and violent truth at the heart of Rose s childhood before it is too late. Free Download [ The Scarred Woman (Department Q, #7) ] Author [ Jussi Adler-Olsen ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr We all know how picky I am when it comes to jumping into the middle of a long running series while I appreciate books that have the feel of a standalone, I also immensely enjoy the backstory of reoccurring characters and the development of their personalities and individual storylines That said, Abby Crime By The Book assured me I would survive reading this particular novel out of order as I trust all of her recommendations I decided to commit to reading The Scarred Woman and see if it left We all know how picky I am when it comes to jumping into the middle of a long running series while I appreciate books that have the feel of a standalone, I also immensely enjoy the backstory of reoccurring characters and the development of their personalities and individual storylines That said, Abby Crime By The Book assured me I would survive reading this particular novel out of order as I trust all of her recommendations I decided to commit to reading The Scarred Woman and see if it left me wanting to go back and fill myself in with the first 6 novels in the series Spoiler Alert it did While many fellow readers gasped and guffawed at m...3.5 starsDetective Carl M rck is the head of Department Q, a cold case squad that works out of the dingy basement of a Copenhagen, Denmark police station Carl s unit consists of himself and three others, Assad, Rose, and Gordon Assad, originally from Syria, is Carl s partner He s a smart, congenial fellow with an oddly sophisticated skill set..but he doesn t talk about his mysterious background I m guessing secret police Rose, an office ...3.5This book is part of an on going series starring Detective Carl M rck of Department Q In this novel, woman are murdered and what appears at the beginning to be disconnected cases are related by one of the characters The plot involves murder, conniving, police procedural, and a team of likable police detectives.The book is told from the alternating point of views of its characters including Detective Carl, Assad, Rose and others This was my first book by the author and you do not have to re 3.5This book is part of an on going series starring Detective Carl M rck of Department Q In this novel, woman are murdered and what appears at the beginning to be disconnected cases are related by one of the characters The plot involves murder, conniving, police procedural, and a team of likable police detectives.The book is told from the alternating point of views of its characters including ...4.5 5The Scarred Woman had one complex, elaborate plot, there were so many plot threads that I kept wondering how in the world they would all come together Don t get me wrong, there wasn t too much going on and I wasn t overwhelmed or anything like that It actually made the book really exciting, it just made me think really hard about where things were headed At one point Carl and the rest of the Department Q team are working on five different cases at once and trying to figure out if they r 4.5 5The Scarred Woman had one complex, elaborate plot, there were so many plot threads that I kept wondering how in the world they would all come together Don t get me wrong, there wasn t too much going on and I wasn t overwhelmed or anything like that It actually made the book really exciting, it just made me think really hard about where things were headed At one point Carl and the rest of the Department Q team are working on five different cases at once and trying to figure out if they re related or not When the puzzle pieces started to fit together I was truly blown away by how intelligent and well thought out this book was Department Q is down to just Carl, Assad and Gordan as Rose is dealing with some severe mental health issues I thought the author did a remarkable job of tackling a sensitive subject with delicacy and sensitivity as he explored Rose s mental health Her illness puts extra strain on her fellow team members and adds an ad...Thank you Penguin Random House for the ARC.This is the first book that I have read in this series The author took a group of plot lines and tied them together in one thrilling story He took themes such ...I always loved his books They count to my favorites, but now I have to say that this story wasn t as good as the previous books I have to say it was catchy and very intense But it was a bit too much What i mean is, Carl Mr ck tried to solve five different cases and they have all been connected to each other It wasn t the typical story where he starts to review and old case which is somehow connected to the present It didn t leave enough room for the individual characters In my opinion the I always loved his books They count to my favorites, but now I have to say that this story wasn t as good as the previous books I have to say it was catchy and very intense But it was a bit too much What i mean...Two or three stars is my question This is the 7th book in the Department Q series by Jussi Adler Olsen This whole series has been a solid four stars for me, so I was surprised I didn t care for this one It never grab...This is a work book for me, so I m not reviewing it Just tracking it here thrilled to be working on this oneThe Scarred Woman is the seventh in Jussi Adler Olsen s Department Q series featuring Carl M rck and his growing squad of cold case detectives The first, The Keeper of Lost Causes, was one of the most memorable and disturbing mysteries I have ever read Adler Olsen followed up with several other good installments in the series The squad grew, adding Assad, Rose, and Gordon There were the usual bureaucratic squabbled and conflicts with superiors that seem to be a requisite trope in mystery ser The Scarred Woman is the seventh in Jussi Adler Olsen s Department Q series featuring Carl M rck and his growing squad of cold case detectives The first, The Keeper of Lost Causes, was one of the most memorable and disturbing mysteries I have ever read Adler Olsen followed up with several other good installments in the series The squad grew, adding Assad, Rose, and Gordon There were the usual bureaucratic squabbled and conflicts with superiors that s... Dual review with Swedish first and then EnglishSWEDISH REVIEW Selfies r bok 7 i Avdelning Q och r den f rsta boken jag l ser i serien Nu r det s att jag l nge velat l sa serien, d b ckerna verkar v ldigt bra, men jag har inte hunnit med dem S m nga b cker, s lite tid Men d jag fick hem denna bok f r att l sa och recencera tyckte jag att det var ett utm rkt tillf lle att se om denna serie var f r mig Jag har sett varje film som gjorts av b ckerna och tack vare det s k nde jag att Dual review with Swedish first and then EnglishSWEDISH REVIEW Selfies r bok 7 i Avdelning Q och r den f rsta boken jag l ser i serien Nu r det s att jag l nge velat l sa serien, d b ckerna verkar v ldigt bra, men jag har inte hunnit med dem S m nga b cker, s lite tid Men d jag fick hem denna bok f r att l sa och recencera tyckte jag att det var ett utm rkt tillf lle att se om denna serie var f r mig Jag har sett varje film som gjorts av b ckerna och tack vare det s k nde jag att jag var bekant med b de Carl M rck och Assad.Handlingen var l tt att komma in i, det r flertal sidosp r varav flera av dem har l nkar till varandra, vilket visar sig l ngre fram i boken Detta r en av de s llsynta fall d r jag faktiskt k nner sympati f r m rdaren i boken d...

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21 January 2018

Jussi Adler-Olsen