The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg, #1)

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In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult In Malm , the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division These are their stories.The first case the small matter of a man stabbed in the back of the knee Who would perpetrate such a crime and why Next a young woman s imaginary boyfriend goes missing But how on earth do you search for someone who doesn t exist And in the final investigation eerie secrets that are revealed under a full moon may not seem so supernatural in the light of day No case is too unusual, too complicated, or too, well insignificant for this squad to solve.The team Ulf the Wolf Varg, the top dog, thoughtful and diligent Anna Bengsdottor, who s in love with Varg s classic Saab and possibly Varg, too Carl Holgersson, who likes nothingthan filling out paperwork and Erik Nykvist, who is deeply committed to fly fishing.With the help of a rather verbose local police officer, this crack team gets to the bottom of cases other detectives can t or won t bother to handle Equal parts hilarious and heartening, The Department of Sensitive Crimes is a tour de farce from a true master. Download The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg, #1) By Alexander McCall Smith – kino-fada.fr A strange little book, not unenjoyable, just a bit bizarre We follow along with detective Ulf Varg and his team at the Department Of Sensitive Crimes in Sweden as they try to solve some curious cases, including a stabbing in the back of the knee and the disappearance of an imaginary boyfriend Witty and full of eccentric characters, I found myself chuckling a couple of times I was amused by the quirkiness of both the characters and the storyline I m still sitting here shaking my head at what A strange little book, not unenjoyable, just a bit bizarre We follow along with detective Ulf Varg and his team at the Department Of Sensitive Crimes in Sweden as they try to solve some curious cases, including a stabbing in the back of the knee and the disappearance of an imaginary boyfriend Witty and full of eccentric characters, I found myself chuckling a couple of times I was a...Please note that I am already one of this author s biggest fans Another new series by Alexander McCall Smith and it starts well He tries something slightly different this time and takes a gentle poke at the crime genre, specifically Nordic Noir There is nothing dark in this book at all as Detective Varg and his odd team attempt to solve a series of sensitive crimes Most of the characters are like the author himself and they ramble at length and philosophise on anything at the drop of a hat Please note that I am already one of this author s biggest fans Another new series by Alexander McCall Smith and it starts well He tries something slightly different this time and takes a gentle poke at the crime genre, specifically Nordic Noir There is nothing dark in this book at all as Detective Varg and his odd team attempt to solve a series of sensitive crimes Most of the characters are like the author himself and they ramble at length and philosophise on anything at the drop of a hat.Varg is a sympathetic and very likeable character but he is not yet in the same league as Isabel Dalhousie, Mma Ramotswe or even little Bertie I cannot remember now whether those characters appeared fully formed in their first outing or if they developed as they went along, but I will be very happy to seeof Ulf Varg and get to know him...The Department of Sensitive Crimes was an unusual police department Run by head detective Ulf Varg, with Anna, Erik and Carl as his off siders, Ulf found himself workingwith Anna than the others But the crimes were passed on to them from other departments because of their sensitive natures With the combination of a low level stabbing, a missing imaginary friend then a missing real friend or was she as just the start, plus Ulf s dog Martin being treated for depression it really was The Department of Sensitive Crimes was an unusual police department Run by head detective Ulf Varg, with Anna, Erik and Carl as his off siders, Ulf found himself workingwith Anna than the others But the crimes were passed on to them from other departments because of their sensitive natures With the combination of a low level stabbing, a missing imaginary friend then a missing real friend or was she as just the start, plus Ulf s dog Martin being treated for depression it really was a strange and uncanny series of cases But would Ulf and his team find the culprits Would Martin overcome his depression And would the feelings he was developing for Anna stay buried The Department of Sensitive C...A light and gentle read with McCall Smith s signature warmth and homespun philosophy None of the sensitive crimes passed on to the Department are very serious but are thoughtfully handled and resolved by Detective Varg, who is a master of understanding human nature.I m a big fan of the author s No 1 Ladies Detective Agency and 44 Scotland Street but this one doesn t have quite the same appeal to me, being somewhat slower andreflective However, McCall Smith s books have a habit of cree A light and gentle read with McCall Smith s signature warmth and homespun philosophy None of the sensitive crimes passed on to the Department are very serious but are thoughtfully handled and resolved by Detective Varg, who is a master of understanding human nature.I m a big fan of the author s No 1 Ladies Detective Agency and 44 Scotland Street but this one doesn t have quite the same appeal to me, being somewhat slower...This was a really enjoyable read for me quick, gentle, light, quirky with pockets of very funny humour.I ve been a fan for some of the stripped back writing that comes out of Scandinavia, and if the author had chosen a Nordic pen name I would never have suspected it wasn t actually a product of Sweden.The fact that Alexander McCall Smith promotes this as Scandi Blanc rather than Scandi Noir flagged it a satire I wanted to read.He gets inside the heads of an array of characters just brilliantly This was a really enjoyable read for me quick, gentle, light, quirky with pockets of very funny humour.I ve been a fan for so...The Department of Sensitive Crimes is the first full length novel in the Detective Varg series by popular British author, Alexander McCall Smith And he s having a lend of us, the reader If that s not obvious from the title and the characters, then the cases they deal with should confirm it Those characters, though, do give him enormous scope for insightful observations and wise words.The DoSC consists of Carl incredibly conscientious , Erik obsessed by fishing , Ulf kind and sensitive and The Department of Sensitive Crimes is the first full length novel in the Detective Varg series by popular British author, Alexander McCall Smith And he s having a lend of us, the reader If that s not obvious from the title and the characters, then the cases they deal with should confirm it Those characters, though, do give him enormous scope for insightful observations and wise words.The DoSC consists of Carl incredibly conscientious , Erik obsessed by fishing , Ulf kind and sensitive and in impossible love with his married colleague , Anna The annoyingly enthusiastic but less than competent Officer Blomquist also lends a hand And let s not forget Martin, Ulf s deaf, depressed, lip reading dog, Mrs Hogfors, his neighbour and Dr Svensson, his therapist The cases, passed on from Malm s Criminal Investigation Authority because they are slightly unusual, are also a rich source of material ...Nobody writes like Alexander McCall Smith He has a formula, and this time he s transposed it to Scandinavia where, if fiction coming out in the past 20 years or so is to believed, corruption and mayhem fester around every corner But with his talent for creating casts of lovable characters, Smith traipses out here in the creation of a department that will handle those quirky cases that need attention, butserious minded police won t waste time on after all, they re too busy chasing knife Nobody writes like Alexander McCall Smith He has a formula, and this time he s transposed it to Scandinavia where, if fiction coming out in the past 20 years or so is to believed, corruption and mayhem fester around every corner But with his talent for creating casts of lovable characters, Smith traipses out here in the creation of a department that will handle those quirky cases that need attention, butserio...I firmly believe every avid reader has a list of authors they really, really want to read.but never seem to get around to actually picking up a book I know I m guilty of this I could probably list at least 10 writers that intrigue me and really want to read their work, but I m drowning in the ocean of my TBR and never seem to get to that list of new to me writers.Alexander McCall Smith is on that list For years, I have heard about his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, but have just neve I firmly believe every avid reader has a list of authors they really, really want to read.but never seem to get around to actually picking up a book I know I m guilty of this I could probably list at least 10 writers that intrigue me and really want to read their work, but I m drowning in the ocean of my TBR and never seem to get to that list of new to me writers.Alexander McCall Smith is on that list For years, I have heard about his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, but have just never gotten around to actually reading the series I even bought the first book It still languishes on my bookshelf, waiting for some love And, while I have been swimming in my TBR, the series has blossomed to 20 books Sigh I feel like the debutante who is always late to the ball Just when I was wondering if I would ever actually read anything by this author, a strange bright red cove...Smith, who first came to my notice writing gentle mysteries about a traditionally sized Botswanan lady detective, now turns his hand to one of my favorite genres Scandinavian crime thrillers Muchmy speed, too, as there are no grisly murders here No, there s a quickly solved non lethal stabbing, a missing boyfriend who may not be real, and a possiblewerewolf All the crimes are soon solved, and there s no great sense of urgency But, as with the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books Smith, who first came to my notice writing gentle mysteries about a traditionally sized Botswanan lady detective, now turns his hand to one of my favorite genres Scandinavian crime thrillers Muchmy speed, too, as there are no grisly murders here No, there s a quickly solved non lethal stabbing, a missing boyfriend who may not be real, and a possibl...McCall Smith for me is a little bit like James Patterson no matter how many different series they create you always know when you are reading one They both have a bit f a unique style you can instantly recognise With Smith we have quirky characters and gentle crime Ok in the first story someone gets stabbed in the leg but it s still not as dark as other authors I m not sure about sensitive but the crimes are definitely different and intriguing If anything they are all solved a little bit t McCall Smith for me is a little bit like James Patterson no matter how many different series they create you always know when you are reading one They both have a bit f a unique style you can instantly recognise With Smith we have quirky characters and gentle crime Ok in the first story someone gets stabbed in the leg but it s still not as dark as other authors I m not sure about sensitive but the crimes are defi...

The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg, #1)
  • English
  • 24 April 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 240 pages
  • 1524748218
  • Alexander McCall Smith
  • The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg, #1)