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Department Q #10
Locked In
Listening Length 16 hours and 14 minutes
The Department Q series comes to a thrilling conclusion when the team must turn inward to solve the cold case that has put their own leader behind bars, a place where his enemies are plentiful and time is quickly running out.
On the day after Christmas, head of Department Q, Detective Carl Mørck, finds himself handcuffed in a police car headed for Copenhagen's Vestre prison. After fifteen years, a violent case from his past has caught up with him. Charges of drug trafficking and murder threaten to destroy his life and career. But he is being framed. Someone has a million-dollar bounty on his head to make sure he doesn't talk, putting him in grave danger among the prison's incarcerated criminals and corrupt officers. The question that remains is, Why?
Carl's colleagues at the Copenhagen Police Department instantly turn their backs on him, leaving the ever-loyal Department Q team as his only hope. In search of answers, Rose, Assad, and Gordon must disobey direct orders from way up the chain to try to unravel case. With only one another to trust and Carl's battle against the unknown mastermind's henchmen worsening by the day, they must work faster than ever before if they are to clear his name—and save his life.
The Department Q series comes to a thrilling conclusion when the team must turn inward to solve the cold case that has put their own leader behind bars, a place where his enemies are plentiful and time is quickly running out.
On the day after Christmas, head of Department Q, Detective Carl Mørck, finds himself handcuffed in a police car headed for Copenhagen's Vestre prison. After fifteen years, a violent case from his past has caught up with him. Charges of drug trafficking and murder threaten to destroy his life and career. But he is being framed. Someone has a million-dollar bounty on his head to make sure he doesn't talk, putting him in grave danger among the prison's incarcerated criminals and corrupt officers. The question that remains is, Why?
Carl's colleagues at the Copenhagen Police Department instantly turn their backs on him, leaving the ever-loyal Department Q team as his only hope. In search of answers, Rose, Assad, and Gordon must disobey direct orders from way up the chain to try to unravel case. With only one another to trust and Carl's battle against the unknown mastermind's henchmen worsening by the day, they must work faster than ever before if they are to clear his name—and save his life.
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First published November 2, 2023
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About the author
Jussi Adler-Olsen
44 books5,333 followersJussi Adler-Olsen is a Danish author who began to write novels in the 1990s after a comprehensive career as publisher, editor, film composer for the Valhalla cartoon and as a bookseller.
He made his debut with the thriller “Alfabethuset” (1997), which reached bestseller status both in Denmark and internationally just like his subsequent novels “And She Thanked the Gods” (prev. “The Company Basher”) (2003) and “The Washington Decree” (2006). The first book on Department Q is “Kvinden I buret” (2007) and the second “Fasandræberne” (2008). The main detective is Deputy Superintendent Carl Morck from the Department Q and he is also the star of the third volume, “Flaskepost fra P” which was released in the fall of 2009 and secured Adler-Olsen ”Readers' Book Award” from Berlingske Tidende-readers, the Harald Mogensen Prize as well as the Scandinavian Crime Society's most prestigious price ”Glass Key”. The fourth volume in the Department Q series, “Journal 64” was published in 2010 and he was awarded the once-in-a-lifetime-prize of “The Golden Laurels” for this in 2011”. In December 2012 the fifth novel was published, “Marco Effekten".
Furthermore, Jussi Adler-Olsen was awarded “Favourite Author of the Danes” in 2011, 2012 and 2013 leading the organization behind to change the set-up, so the winner cannot be chosen more than once in a three year period.
Jussi Adler-Olsen's novels have had such an impact abroad, that he has also received a variety of awards there: ”The Sealed Room Award” in Japan for “Kvinden I buret”; ”Best Translated Mystery Novel of the Year”,”The Crime - Blitz Award 2011” in Germany for “Flaskepost til P” given to the best international crime, Elle magazine's French reader award: ”Prix de Lectrices the Elle” for “Kvinden I buret” as well as ”The Barry Award” in the US for “Kvinen I buret” that was elected ”Best Novel of the Year”.
His first novel “Alfabethuset” and the first four books of the Department Q series have been sold for film adaptation. “Kvinden I buret” premiered in 2013 and “Fasandræberne” opens in Denmark October 2014.
He made his debut with the thriller “Alfabethuset” (1997), which reached bestseller status both in Denmark and internationally just like his subsequent novels “And She Thanked the Gods” (prev. “The Company Basher”) (2003) and “The Washington Decree” (2006). The first book on Department Q is “Kvinden I buret” (2007) and the second “Fasandræberne” (2008). The main detective is Deputy Superintendent Carl Morck from the Department Q and he is also the star of the third volume, “Flaskepost fra P” which was released in the fall of 2009 and secured Adler-Olsen ”Readers' Book Award” from Berlingske Tidende-readers, the Harald Mogensen Prize as well as the Scandinavian Crime Society's most prestigious price ”Glass Key”. The fourth volume in the Department Q series, “Journal 64” was published in 2010 and he was awarded the once-in-a-lifetime-prize of “The Golden Laurels” for this in 2011”. In December 2012 the fifth novel was published, “Marco Effekten".
Furthermore, Jussi Adler-Olsen was awarded “Favourite Author of the Danes” in 2011, 2012 and 2013 leading the organization behind to change the set-up, so the winner cannot be chosen more than once in a three year period.
Jussi Adler-Olsen's novels have had such an impact abroad, that he has also received a variety of awards there: ”The Sealed Room Award” in Japan for “Kvinden I buret”; ”Best Translated Mystery Novel of the Year”,”The Crime - Blitz Award 2011” in Germany for “Flaskepost til P” given to the best international crime, Elle magazine's French reader award: ”Prix de Lectrices the Elle” for “Kvinden I buret” as well as ”The Barry Award” in the US for “Kvinen I buret” that was elected ”Best Novel of the Year”.
His first novel “Alfabethuset” and the first four books of the Department Q series have been sold for film adaptation. “Kvinden I buret” premiered in 2013 and “Fasandræberne” opens in Denmark October 2014.
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November 30, 2024
What a dramatic and action-packed conclusion to the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen! This tenth and final book in the series is translated by Caroline Waight. Detective Carl Morck, the leader of Department Q, the small cold case division in Copenhagen, Denmark is arrested the last week in December in 2020. After fifteen years, a violent and unsolved case from his past is suddenly crashing down around him. He’s charged with drug trafficking and murder along with other charges, but he’s innocent. Who is framing him and who has put a bounty on his head?
Most of Carl’s colleagues turn their backs on him. However, his small team of Rose, Assad, and Gordon defy orders and investigate with some trusted friends. But can they prove his innocence before Carl is killed?
Every character seemed to come alive. Readers get a great sense of what they value in life and how they approach their days. Carl is stoic, impatient, filled with a sense of honor, and uninterested in material goods. However, he is feeling somewhat helpless as he is locked away without resources to investigate. His character has depth and this reader immediately reconnected with him. The other characters are well rounded and readers get a sense of their professional and personal lives.
While the initial prologue takes place in 2005, the remaining portions of the novel progress from December 26, 2020 through January 11, 2021. While there are several of points of view throughout the story, the transitions are smooth, the flow is good, and the viewpoint characters are well identified. However, it does help if you have read the prior books. The novel takes place during the pandemic. Unlike the last book, in this one, the pandemic didn’t seem to add to the difficulties and complexities of the investigation.
This author has a way of drawing in readers with a great mix of characterization, world-building, and a breathtaking plot. He is a superb storyteller. Suspense and plot twists combine with action and emotional scenes leading up to a fantastic showdown and an ending that wraps everything up satisfactorily. The past and the present collide in this well-written and pulse-pounding crime thriller. Woven into the story are themes of greed, attempted murder, murder, desperation to help others, friendship, corruption, family, and much more.
Overall, this is a gripping, thought-provoking, and dynamic story that kept me turning the pages rapidly. I am sorry to see this series has ended. However, I am looking forward to the author’s next novel. Those who enjoy well-done police procedurals and crime thrillers will likely enjoy this book. Several books in the series have also been adapted into movies.
PENGUIN GROUP Dutton - Dutton and Jussi Adler-Olsen provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date is currently set for December 03, 2024. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.
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My 4.48 rounded to 4 stars is coming soon.
Most of Carl’s colleagues turn their backs on him. However, his small team of Rose, Assad, and Gordon defy orders and investigate with some trusted friends. But can they prove his innocence before Carl is killed?
Every character seemed to come alive. Readers get a great sense of what they value in life and how they approach their days. Carl is stoic, impatient, filled with a sense of honor, and uninterested in material goods. However, he is feeling somewhat helpless as he is locked away without resources to investigate. His character has depth and this reader immediately reconnected with him. The other characters are well rounded and readers get a sense of their professional and personal lives.
While the initial prologue takes place in 2005, the remaining portions of the novel progress from December 26, 2020 through January 11, 2021. While there are several of points of view throughout the story, the transitions are smooth, the flow is good, and the viewpoint characters are well identified. However, it does help if you have read the prior books. The novel takes place during the pandemic. Unlike the last book, in this one, the pandemic didn’t seem to add to the difficulties and complexities of the investigation.
This author has a way of drawing in readers with a great mix of characterization, world-building, and a breathtaking plot. He is a superb storyteller. Suspense and plot twists combine with action and emotional scenes leading up to a fantastic showdown and an ending that wraps everything up satisfactorily. The past and the present collide in this well-written and pulse-pounding crime thriller. Woven into the story are themes of greed, attempted murder, murder, desperation to help others, friendship, corruption, family, and much more.
Overall, this is a gripping, thought-provoking, and dynamic story that kept me turning the pages rapidly. I am sorry to see this series has ended. However, I am looking forward to the author’s next novel. Those who enjoy well-done police procedurals and crime thrillers will likely enjoy this book. Several books in the series have also been adapted into movies.
PENGUIN GROUP Dutton - Dutton and Jussi Adler-Olsen provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date is currently set for December 03, 2024. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.
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My 4.48 rounded to 4 stars is coming soon.
December 6, 2024
5 glowing stars. Review will most definitely follow.
March 31, 2025
No ha sido mal cierre de esta etapa de la saga. Digo de esta etapa, porque Jussi Adler-Olsen, que padece un cáncer terminal, le ha pasado el testigo a otro par de autoras. Aún así, finaliza una época para el departamento Q y lo hace de forma digna.
La trama principal es la investigación del caso de la pistola de clavos que ya conocemos por entregas anteriores. Junto a ella varias subtramas que cobran mayor peso que la investigación en sí. Todas ellas están bien llevadas.
Los personajes en la línea de la novela anterior a esta. Como en aquella echo de menos ese toque original que han perdido Carl, Assad y Rose, pero entiendo el porqué. Me ha gustado la aparición de algunos personajes de las primeras novelas de la serie.
El final digno y el epílogo me ha encantado. Como dije antes, final de una etapa y veremos qué nos depara la nueva.
Recomendable si habéis seguido el resto de la serie. Si no es el caso, para disfrutarla y entenderla hay que comenzar a leer la saga desde el principio.
La trama principal es la investigación del caso de la pistola de clavos que ya conocemos por entregas anteriores. Junto a ella varias subtramas que cobran mayor peso que la investigación en sí. Todas ellas están bien llevadas.
Los personajes en la línea de la novela anterior a esta. Como en aquella echo de menos ese toque original que han perdido Carl, Assad y Rose, pero entiendo el porqué. Me ha gustado la aparición de algunos personajes de las primeras novelas de la serie.
El final digno y el epílogo me ha encantado. Como dije antes, final de una etapa y veremos qué nos depara la nueva.
Recomendable si habéis seguido el resto de la serie. Si no es el caso, para disfrutarla y entenderla hay que comenzar a leer la saga desde el principio.
April 3, 2024
Endlich ist er da, der finale Band vom Sonderdezernat Q. Auch wenn ich sehr auf ihn gewartet habe und mich freue, dass so manches gut gehütete Geheimnis nun endlich aufgedeckt wird, bin ich doch etwas traurig, dass die Serie nun zu Ende ist 🥲
Der neunte Band endete mit einem Cliffhanger: Carl Mørck war bereits das ganze Buch über auf der Flucht vor seinen Kollegen, am Ende wurde er doch verhaftet. Auf seinem Dachboden wurde ein Koffer mit Drogen und jeder Menge Bargeld gefunden, den Carl für seinen Kollegen Anker aufbewahrt hatte, bevor dieser ermordet wurde. Carl wird verdächtigt, in diesen Fall, der als Druckluftnaglermord bekannt wurde, verwickelt zu sein. Schon länger ist Carl klar, dass damals etwas faul war, durch die damaligen Umstände hatte er aber keinen klaren Überblick und auch den Koffer über die Jahre vergessen. Bereits nach der ersten Vernehmung wird nun Carls Anwalt ermordet und auch auf Carl selbst werden mehrere Mordanschläge verübt. Assad, Rose und Gordon machen sich fieberhaft an die Lösung des Falls, wobei ihnen etliche Steine in den Weg gelegt werden. Gleichzeitig erscheint aber auch Hilfe von unerwarteter Seite.
Verraten hat mich viel Schlaf gekostet, weil ich das Buch so schnell wie möglich lesen wollte. Den Ausgang der Geschichte fand ich toll, dazwischen hatte ich allerdings doch ein paar Kritikpunkte. Zum einen fehlte mir ein wenig dieses akribische in der Vergangenheit Stochern, dass die Serie so auszeichnet. Da wäre mehr herauszuholen gewesen. Gleichzeitig gab es den zweiten Handlungsstrang in Holland, der zwar sehr spannend war, die Geschichte aber nicht wirklich weitergebracht hat. Zudem fand ich, dass sich die „Bösen“ manchmal doch ein wenig ungeschickt angestellt haben. Sie agieren seit Jahren äußerst erfolgreich im Hintergrund und plötzlich geschehen so viele Morde, dass selbst ein Blinder mit Krückstock aufmerksam würde. Erst durch den Mord an Carls Anwalt (den ich übrigens bis zum Schluss nicht ganz nachvollziehen konnte), werden Assad und Co doch auf die Hintermänner aufmerksam. Das fand ich ein bisschen schade.
Dennoch ist das Buch ein würdiger Abschluss der Reihe. Ich werde Carl, Assad, Rose, Gordon und alle anderen schon sehr vermissen!
Der neunte Band endete mit einem Cliffhanger: Carl Mørck war bereits das ganze Buch über auf der Flucht vor seinen Kollegen, am Ende wurde er doch verhaftet. Auf seinem Dachboden wurde ein Koffer mit Drogen und jeder Menge Bargeld gefunden, den Carl für seinen Kollegen Anker aufbewahrt hatte, bevor dieser ermordet wurde. Carl wird verdächtigt, in diesen Fall, der als Druckluftnaglermord bekannt wurde, verwickelt zu sein. Schon länger ist Carl klar, dass damals etwas faul war, durch die damaligen Umstände hatte er aber keinen klaren Überblick und auch den Koffer über die Jahre vergessen. Bereits nach der ersten Vernehmung wird nun Carls Anwalt ermordet und auch auf Carl selbst werden mehrere Mordanschläge verübt. Assad, Rose und Gordon machen sich fieberhaft an die Lösung des Falls, wobei ihnen etliche Steine in den Weg gelegt werden. Gleichzeitig erscheint aber auch Hilfe von unerwarteter Seite.
Verraten hat mich viel Schlaf gekostet, weil ich das Buch so schnell wie möglich lesen wollte. Den Ausgang der Geschichte fand ich toll, dazwischen hatte ich allerdings doch ein paar Kritikpunkte. Zum einen fehlte mir ein wenig dieses akribische in der Vergangenheit Stochern, dass die Serie so auszeichnet. Da wäre mehr herauszuholen gewesen. Gleichzeitig gab es den zweiten Handlungsstrang in Holland, der zwar sehr spannend war, die Geschichte aber nicht wirklich weitergebracht hat. Zudem fand ich, dass sich die „Bösen“ manchmal doch ein wenig ungeschickt angestellt haben. Sie agieren seit Jahren äußerst erfolgreich im Hintergrund und plötzlich geschehen so viele Morde, dass selbst ein Blinder mit Krückstock aufmerksam würde. Erst durch den Mord an Carls Anwalt (den ich übrigens bis zum Schluss nicht ganz nachvollziehen konnte), werden Assad und Co doch auf die Hintermänner aufmerksam. Das fand ich ein bisschen schade.
Dennoch ist das Buch ein würdiger Abschluss der Reihe. Ich werde Carl, Assad, Rose, Gordon und alle anderen schon sehr vermissen!
November 16, 2024
I was very thrilled to read book 9 in the Department Q series this August (my review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) .
So, I was very happy to receive a review copy of this tenth and last title in the series. It turned out that it would have been better had I read all books in the series first. This last one reads as if the author wanted to inform the readers about the many loose ends in previous books. I’m sure there were no real loose ends to spot, but now suddenly the whole books is full with people who suddenly have memories about things that happened almost twenty years ago and that have come back with one purpose: to put Carl in jail and preferably have him murdered there.
Of course his colleagues from Department Q won’t let that happen (the murder, that is) and they set to work to solve this case. Unofficially that is because Marcus Jacobsen doesn’t want them to. As I’ve seen some of the tv-series, I would recognize certain people who suddenly turned up but to be honest I’m not really impressed. The ending is really a very good one and I promised myself that one day I will read all books in order and make notes so as to understand this last one in the series better.
Thanks to Dutton and Netgalley for this review copy.
So, I was very happy to receive a review copy of this tenth and last title in the series. It turned out that it would have been better had I read all books in the series first. This last one reads as if the author wanted to inform the readers about the many loose ends in previous books. I’m sure there were no real loose ends to spot, but now suddenly the whole books is full with people who suddenly have memories about things that happened almost twenty years ago and that have come back with one purpose: to put Carl in jail and preferably have him murdered there.
Of course his colleagues from Department Q won’t let that happen (the murder, that is) and they set to work to solve this case. Unofficially that is because Marcus Jacobsen doesn’t want them to. As I’ve seen some of the tv-series, I would recognize certain people who suddenly turned up but to be honest I’m not really impressed. The ending is really a very good one and I promised myself that one day I will read all books in order and make notes so as to understand this last one in the series better.
Thanks to Dutton and Netgalley for this review copy.
April 11, 2024
Grandioses Finale
Worum geht’s?
Karl sitzt in Untersuchungshaft. Er wird des Mordes und des Drogenschmuggels bezichtigt. Was hat der Koffer auf seinem Dachboden mit Anker zu tun? Aus dem Knast heraus muss er versuchen, diesen alten Fall zu lösen. Und zu überleben, denn mehr als ein Häftling trachtet ihm nach dem Leben.
Meine Meinung:
Mit „Verraten“ beendet Adler Olsen seine geniale Thrillerserie um Carl Morck und das Sonderdezernat Q. Und was soll ich sagen? Er beendet die Serie mit einem absoluten Kracher! Das Buch ist in meinen Augen das Beste der ganzen Serie, obwohl auch die anderen wirklich perfekt waren.
In diesem letzten Fall nimmt uns Herr Olsen nochmal mit in die Geschichte des Sonderdezernat Q’s. In Karls Vergangenheit. In den Druckluftnaglerfall. Dieses Buch ist ihm wirklich mehr als gelungen. Wir treffen alte Bekannte wieder, besonders Merete aus dem ersten Teil ist mir stark im Gedächtnis geblieben. Es ist noch spannender, mitreißender, packender und fesselnder als alle Bänder davor. Wir lesen aus den Sichten der Protagonisten. Aus Carls Sicht, Assads, Roses, Monas und und und. Und langsam kommen wir dem großen Ganzen immer näher. Was Anfangs noch verwirrend wirkt, wird im Laufe des Buches immer klarer. Wir haben nicht nur ein fulminantes Ende mit einem grandiosen Showdown, sondern auch im Buch gibt es immer wieder Szenen, bei denen die Spannungskurve ins unendliche schießt. Und am Ende eine Wendung, die unvorhersehbarer nicht sein könnte.
Das Buch ist ein absoluter Pageturner, der wirklich alles an Spannung, Twists und Emotionen bietet, was nur denkbar ist. Und auch das Ende ist wirklich schön, denn es endet da, wo alles begann. Aber am Schönsten war irgendwie das Wiedersehen mit all den Charakteren, natürlich insbesondere mit Carl, Assad und Rose, aber auch mit Merete, Kenneth und Mona. Irgendwie sind mir alle im Laufe der Serie total ans Herz gewachsen.
Wenn ich in meinem Leben nur noch eine Buchserie lesen könnte, dann wäre es definitiv diese: Carl Morck und sein Team! Eine ganz klare Leseempfehlung von mir, ihr werdet nicht enttäuscht sein!
Fazit:
Adler Olsen schickt Carl Morck in „Verraten“ auf seinen letzten und sicher auch spannendsten Fall. Und es ist das wirklich perfekte Ende der Serie. Wir treffen alte Bekannte wieder, entschlüsseln endlich Carls bzw. Ankers Vergangenheit im Druckluftnaglerfall. Es ist spannend und spannender, fesselnd und fesselnder und obwohl es einerseits schade ist, dass nun die Serie zu Ende ist, so kann ich doch auch sagen, dass es ein Ende ist, wie man es sich besser nicht wünschen kann. Genauso und nicht anders muss alles aufhören!
Aber: Am Ende stehen wir dann doch wieder am Anfang. 5 Sterne von mir!
Worum geht’s?
Karl sitzt in Untersuchungshaft. Er wird des Mordes und des Drogenschmuggels bezichtigt. Was hat der Koffer auf seinem Dachboden mit Anker zu tun? Aus dem Knast heraus muss er versuchen, diesen alten Fall zu lösen. Und zu überleben, denn mehr als ein Häftling trachtet ihm nach dem Leben.
Meine Meinung:
Mit „Verraten“ beendet Adler Olsen seine geniale Thrillerserie um Carl Morck und das Sonderdezernat Q. Und was soll ich sagen? Er beendet die Serie mit einem absoluten Kracher! Das Buch ist in meinen Augen das Beste der ganzen Serie, obwohl auch die anderen wirklich perfekt waren.
In diesem letzten Fall nimmt uns Herr Olsen nochmal mit in die Geschichte des Sonderdezernat Q’s. In Karls Vergangenheit. In den Druckluftnaglerfall. Dieses Buch ist ihm wirklich mehr als gelungen. Wir treffen alte Bekannte wieder, besonders Merete aus dem ersten Teil ist mir stark im Gedächtnis geblieben. Es ist noch spannender, mitreißender, packender und fesselnder als alle Bänder davor. Wir lesen aus den Sichten der Protagonisten. Aus Carls Sicht, Assads, Roses, Monas und und und. Und langsam kommen wir dem großen Ganzen immer näher. Was Anfangs noch verwirrend wirkt, wird im Laufe des Buches immer klarer. Wir haben nicht nur ein fulminantes Ende mit einem grandiosen Showdown, sondern auch im Buch gibt es immer wieder Szenen, bei denen die Spannungskurve ins unendliche schießt. Und am Ende eine Wendung, die unvorhersehbarer nicht sein könnte.
Das Buch ist ein absoluter Pageturner, der wirklich alles an Spannung, Twists und Emotionen bietet, was nur denkbar ist. Und auch das Ende ist wirklich schön, denn es endet da, wo alles begann. Aber am Schönsten war irgendwie das Wiedersehen mit all den Charakteren, natürlich insbesondere mit Carl, Assad und Rose, aber auch mit Merete, Kenneth und Mona. Irgendwie sind mir alle im Laufe der Serie total ans Herz gewachsen.
Wenn ich in meinem Leben nur noch eine Buchserie lesen könnte, dann wäre es definitiv diese: Carl Morck und sein Team! Eine ganz klare Leseempfehlung von mir, ihr werdet nicht enttäuscht sein!
Fazit:
Adler Olsen schickt Carl Morck in „Verraten“ auf seinen letzten und sicher auch spannendsten Fall. Und es ist das wirklich perfekte Ende der Serie. Wir treffen alte Bekannte wieder, entschlüsseln endlich Carls bzw. Ankers Vergangenheit im Druckluftnaglerfall. Es ist spannend und spannender, fesselnd und fesselnder und obwohl es einerseits schade ist, dass nun die Serie zu Ende ist, so kann ich doch auch sagen, dass es ein Ende ist, wie man es sich besser nicht wünschen kann. Genauso und nicht anders muss alles aufhören!
Aber: Am Ende stehen wir dann doch wieder am Anfang. 5 Sterne von mir!
February 15, 2025
Oh Nooooo, the final book in the series!! One which has been a delight to follow!
I’ll tell you now, they’ll be no spoilers at all & likely a very short review to follow.
As always, the story follows various POV’s some of which are set in the past.
We start straight after Carl’s arrest which occurred at the conclusion of the prior entry in the series & it’s a fast-moving affair. There is a lot going on in a very fluid situation with multiple POV’s from characters old & new, not without a few surprises along the way with a lot of gaps being filled in as we go.
I think it’s safe to tell you that this final chapter in the series brings Carl Mork’s chequered history to the fore.
5 Star read for a 4.5 star series (most of my scores being a 5)
I’ll tell you now, they’ll be no spoilers at all & likely a very short review to follow.
As always, the story follows various POV’s some of which are set in the past.
We start straight after Carl’s arrest which occurred at the conclusion of the prior entry in the series & it’s a fast-moving affair. There is a lot going on in a very fluid situation with multiple POV’s from characters old & new, not without a few surprises along the way with a lot of gaps being filled in as we go.
I think it’s safe to tell you that this final chapter in the series brings Carl Mork’s chequered history to the fore.
5 Star read for a 4.5 star series (most of my scores being a 5)
May 12, 2025
The Department Q series has been one of my favorites since it started nearly 20 years ago. It’s Nordic Noir, but with the distinction of an off-beat supporting cast for the principal character, Carl Morck, and a vein of humor popping up amid the grim plots typical of the genre.
This is the concluding volume, with the theme looping back to an event in Carl’s past that has been lurking since the beginning. He and his two then-teammates were ambushed when responding to a call. One was killed, one permanently paralyzed, and Carl left relatively unscathed physically, if not emotionally. An explanation for the event has never been found - until a suitcase full of drugs and money is found in Carl’s attic at the end of the previous book.
This book begins with Carl in jail and his Department Q team attempting to figure out what is going on, working under the radar since he has been condemned by his department head. His wife, one other homicide detective, and characters from previous books in the series constitute the rest of his rescue team.
A deadly group of drug dealers headquartered in the Netherlands wants Carl dead because they fear, mistakenly, that he knows secrets about their operation. In parallel with efforts to kill Carl in Denmark, problems internal to the dealers’ organization back at home have an equally strong plot line.
The book is a fine wrap-up to the series, setting the vile actions of the drug lords against the loving support Carl receives from his team. It’s not my favorite in the series, but it’s a fitting end.
This is the concluding volume, with the theme looping back to an event in Carl’s past that has been lurking since the beginning. He and his two then-teammates were ambushed when responding to a call. One was killed, one permanently paralyzed, and Carl left relatively unscathed physically, if not emotionally. An explanation for the event has never been found - until a suitcase full of drugs and money is found in Carl’s attic at the end of the previous book.
This book begins with Carl in jail and his Department Q team attempting to figure out what is going on, working under the radar since he has been condemned by his department head. His wife, one other homicide detective, and characters from previous books in the series constitute the rest of his rescue team.
A deadly group of drug dealers headquartered in the Netherlands wants Carl dead because they fear, mistakenly, that he knows secrets about their operation. In parallel with efforts to kill Carl in Denmark, problems internal to the dealers’ organization back at home have an equally strong plot line.
The book is a fine wrap-up to the series, setting the vile actions of the drug lords against the loving support Carl receives from his team. It’s not my favorite in the series, but it’s a fitting end.
April 3, 2025
Maravilloso.
Una trama que mezcla casos anteriores. Investigación imtrincada que te mantiene enganchada.
Un final muy digno donde se cierra una etapa del autor. Grande el Departamento Q
Una trama que mezcla casos anteriores. Investigación imtrincada que te mantiene enganchada.
Un final muy digno donde se cierra una etapa del autor. Grande el Departamento Q
July 14, 2025
I can't believe Department Q has solved its last case! In an exceptionally satisfying conclusion, Adler-Olsen has pulled together all the loose strings and reinvigorated so many previous characters in this final adventure.
I must confess that I found the beginning a little dense. There are a LOT of perspectives and a lot of new (and old!) characters who have their own tales to tell in order to bring everything to a head. I started reading these books a decade ago, and there were so many details that got muddied and lost in that time. I never felt like I was having difficulty following things though, which I chalk up to the author's magnificent skill at providing just enough information to remind you of the essential bits of previous cases and interactions. I'm sure it's a different read if you go into them all straight through and suspect I'll have to do that one of these days to see what I missed.
The chapter-by-chapter perspective shift was, at times, dizzying and did occasionally slow the pacing for me - from about 25% in until about the 50% mark. From there on out I literally flew through the story as revelations, secrets, lies, and more Assad-isms came flying at me fast and furious. I LOVED the way things played out. I did not see the ultimate Big Bad's identity coming at first, and when I finally figured it out (just in the nick of time, as was the case with Carl), I was delighted by the obfuscation and subterfuge that filled the previous novels.
This was a marvelous series. I'm sad to see it end, but it ended so beautifully that I can't be upset - and will just have to wait to see what magic Adler-Olsen comes up with next!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation-free review copy.
I must confess that I found the beginning a little dense. There are a LOT of perspectives and a lot of new (and old!) characters who have their own tales to tell in order to bring everything to a head. I started reading these books a decade ago, and there were so many details that got muddied and lost in that time. I never felt like I was having difficulty following things though, which I chalk up to the author's magnificent skill at providing just enough information to remind you of the essential bits of previous cases and interactions. I'm sure it's a different read if you go into them all straight through and suspect I'll have to do that one of these days to see what I missed.
The chapter-by-chapter perspective shift was, at times, dizzying and did occasionally slow the pacing for me - from about 25% in until about the 50% mark. From there on out I literally flew through the story as revelations, secrets, lies, and more Assad-isms came flying at me fast and furious. I LOVED the way things played out. I did not see the ultimate Big Bad's identity coming at first, and when I finally figured it out (just in the nick of time, as was the case with Carl), I was delighted by the obfuscation and subterfuge that filled the previous novels.
This was a marvelous series. I'm sad to see it end, but it ended so beautifully that I can't be upset - and will just have to wait to see what magic Adler-Olsen comes up with next!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation-free review copy.
December 24, 2024
I have loved this series from the start especially the narration of Steven Pacey. This novel resolves the series and interestingly Carl ends up somewhere that Rebus and Bosch have also found themselves recently. My only quibble was that I did get lost a few times because it was quite complicated. Sorry this series has ended but good to have gone back to the start.
June 2, 2024
Gelungener Abschluss der Reihe, inklusive kleinem Rückblick und rundem Ende. Ich war mit Spannung dabei, obwohl es eine absolut unglaubwürdige und verworrene Geschichte ist.
January 12, 2025
The last book I read in 2024 was the final book in the Department Q series. As it is a plot-based novel and I prefer character-based stories, I was initially going to give it a four-star rating. But I couldn’t stop reading it—14 hours with a couple of breaks—so I decided that it was definitely a five-star finale. (Total reading time was 10 hours and 23 minutes.)
PROS
1) I couldn’t stop reading it until I finished.
2) Carl, Assad, Rose, Gordon, Hardy, Mona—there is no need to further develop their characters because we’ve already followed their evolution over a series of 9 books. So, yes, in this one, we just follow their actions because their personalities have already been thoroughly explored.
3) A few characters from the earlier novels make their appearance here, and so we’re updated on how they’ve fared since their stories ended. The most important reappearance is that of Merete Lynggaard from the first Department Q book—The Keeper of Lost Causes—but there are some other characters who return from earlier books as well.
4) There is a snippet of evolution in terms of a couple of new characters who are introduced, notably Malthe and Femke. Malthe’s segment I liked; Femke’s not so much. I also enjoyed the short segment on the progress of Assad’s son, Afif.
CONS
1) This is definitely not a standalone.
2) It is not as humorous as most of the earlier books. In fact there is very little humour, mainly just action.
3) I didn’t like the way Femke evolved over the course of the book.
4) The series has ended!!!
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Thanks to the Greater Victoria Public Library for providing the ebook that I read.
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I started reading this series before I joined Goodreads. Here are my reviews for the books I read after I joined Goodreads:
The Purity of Vengeance (Department Q, #4)
The Marco Effect (Department Q, #5)
The Hanging Girl (Department Q, #6)
The Scarred Woman (Department Q, #7)
Victim 2117 (Department Q, #8)
The Shadow Murders (Department Q, #9)
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PROS
1) I couldn’t stop reading it until I finished.
2) Carl, Assad, Rose, Gordon, Hardy, Mona—there is no need to further develop their characters because we’ve already followed their evolution over a series of 9 books. So, yes, in this one, we just follow their actions because their personalities have already been thoroughly explored.
3) A few characters from the earlier novels make their appearance here, and so we’re updated on how they’ve fared since their stories ended. The most important reappearance is that of Merete Lynggaard from the first Department Q book—The Keeper of Lost Causes—but there are some other characters who return from earlier books as well.
4) There is a snippet of evolution in terms of a couple of new characters who are introduced, notably Malthe and Femke. Malthe’s segment I liked; Femke’s not so much. I also enjoyed the short segment on the progress of Assad’s son, Afif.
CONS
1) This is definitely not a standalone.
2) It is not as humorous as most of the earlier books. In fact there is very little humour, mainly just action.
3) I didn’t like the way Femke evolved over the course of the book.
4) The series has ended!!!
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Thanks to the Greater Victoria Public Library for providing the ebook that I read.
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I started reading this series before I joined Goodreads. Here are my reviews for the books I read after I joined Goodreads:
The Purity of Vengeance (Department Q, #4)
The Marco Effect (Department Q, #5)
The Hanging Girl (Department Q, #6)
The Scarred Woman (Department Q, #7)
Victim 2117 (Department Q, #8)
The Shadow Murders (Department Q, #9)
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October 31, 2024
Mig langar að gráta. Ég trúi ekki að það sé komið að því, ég kláraði síðustu bók af „Afdeling Q“.
Þvílíkur heiður sem það var að taka ferðalagið með Carli, Assad, Rose, Gordon, Hardy o.s.frv.
Leiðin til að slútta þessari seríu var klárlega þessi bók, djöfull var hún skemmtileg, spennandi og full af sögu.
Adler Olsen nær að vefja saman sögu sem hefur verið „a long time coming” og gerir það meistaralega í þessari bók. Erfitt er að mæla með þessari bók fyrir fólk sem hefur ekki lesið neina Afdeling Q, því hún þarf bakgrunn allra bóka í seríunni.
Takk fyrir mig Adler Olsen, og fjandinn hirði þig að skilja eftir tómarúm í mér eftir þessa æðislegu bókaseríu.
Þvílíkur heiður sem það var að taka ferðalagið með Carli, Assad, Rose, Gordon, Hardy o.s.frv.
Leiðin til að slútta þessari seríu var klárlega þessi bók, djöfull var hún skemmtileg, spennandi og full af sögu.
Adler Olsen nær að vefja saman sögu sem hefur verið „a long time coming” og gerir það meistaralega í þessari bók. Erfitt er að mæla með þessari bók fyrir fólk sem hefur ekki lesið neina Afdeling Q, því hún þarf bakgrunn allra bóka í seríunni.
Takk fyrir mig Adler Olsen, og fjandinn hirði þig að skilja eftir tómarúm í mér eftir þessa æðislegu bókaseríu.
July 14, 2024
Ein würdiger Abschluss der Serie. Aus diesem Grund 5 Sterne.😉 Ich würde mir einen 11 Teil wünschen, warten wir mal ab.🙂
August 26, 2024
Der Kreis schließt sich
2007 startete die Thriller – Reihe um das Sonderdezernat Q der Kopenhagener Polizei. Die etwas sonderbaren Ermittler um Carl Mörck ermittelten in ungelösten, vertrackten Fällen und brachten jede Menge menschlicher Abgründe ans Licht. Nur ein Fall zog sich durch die neun Bücher, ohne dass er gelöst werden konnte – der Fall des Druckluftnaglermörders. Bei diesem Fall wurde ein Kollege Carls getötet und ein anderer (Hardy) schwer verletzt. Das Trauma dieses ungelösten Falles zog sich durch alle Bücher und so war klar, dass es dieser Fall sein muss, der den Abschluss der Reihe bestimmt.
Jedoch haben sich die Voraussetzungen geändert, Carl wurde verhaftet und es wird wegen schwerer Vergehen gegen ihn ermittelt, viele Kollegen haben sich von ihm abgewandt und seine Feinde haben eine hohe Belohnung auf seine Ermordung ausgesetzt. Nur seine Kollegen vom Sonderdezernat stehen fest zu ihm und ermitteln unterm Radar, um Beweise für seine Unschuld zu finden. Unterstützt werden sie von Menschen, die Carl in früheren Fällen gerettet hatte. Somit beinhaltet dieses Buch eine Vielzahl von Rückblenden und Verknüpfungen zu alten Fällen.
Assad, Rose, Gordon und auch Hardy laufen zur Hochform auf und enthüllen ein Netz aus Verbrechen, Korruption und Geheimnissen. Je näher sie den Hintermännern kommen, desto brutaler schlagen diese zu und so gehört „Verraten“ zu den blutigeren Vertretern dieser Reihe.
Alles in allem ein hochspannender Thriller, der nochmals alle Aspekte dieser intensiven Reihe beleuchtet und einen würdigen Abschluss bildet.
2007 startete die Thriller – Reihe um das Sonderdezernat Q der Kopenhagener Polizei. Die etwas sonderbaren Ermittler um Carl Mörck ermittelten in ungelösten, vertrackten Fällen und brachten jede Menge menschlicher Abgründe ans Licht. Nur ein Fall zog sich durch die neun Bücher, ohne dass er gelöst werden konnte – der Fall des Druckluftnaglermörders. Bei diesem Fall wurde ein Kollege Carls getötet und ein anderer (Hardy) schwer verletzt. Das Trauma dieses ungelösten Falles zog sich durch alle Bücher und so war klar, dass es dieser Fall sein muss, der den Abschluss der Reihe bestimmt.
Jedoch haben sich die Voraussetzungen geändert, Carl wurde verhaftet und es wird wegen schwerer Vergehen gegen ihn ermittelt, viele Kollegen haben sich von ihm abgewandt und seine Feinde haben eine hohe Belohnung auf seine Ermordung ausgesetzt. Nur seine Kollegen vom Sonderdezernat stehen fest zu ihm und ermitteln unterm Radar, um Beweise für seine Unschuld zu finden. Unterstützt werden sie von Menschen, die Carl in früheren Fällen gerettet hatte. Somit beinhaltet dieses Buch eine Vielzahl von Rückblenden und Verknüpfungen zu alten Fällen.
Assad, Rose, Gordon und auch Hardy laufen zur Hochform auf und enthüllen ein Netz aus Verbrechen, Korruption und Geheimnissen. Je näher sie den Hintermännern kommen, desto brutaler schlagen diese zu und so gehört „Verraten“ zu den blutigeren Vertretern dieser Reihe.
Alles in allem ein hochspannender Thriller, der nochmals alle Aspekte dieser intensiven Reihe beleuchtet und einen würdigen Abschluss bildet.
March 16, 2025
On Boxing Day 2021, in the midst of the covid 19 pandemic, head of Department Q, Carl Mørck is arrested and sent to Vestre prison in Copenhagen. A case from 15 years ago, involving his colleagues Anker Møyer and Hardy Henningsen, which ended with the death of the former and horrific injuries to the latter, is being reinvestigated and Carl is being charged with drug trafficking and murder.
It soon becomes obvious that Carl is being framed and the real culprit has put a price on Carl’s head, determined that he doesn’t talk. Although the Police Department, including Chief Marcus Jacobsen, turn their backs on Carl, his loyal colleagues at Department Q, Rose, Assad and Gordon are determined to prove Carl’s innocence, despite being warned off the case by Jacobsen.
All the while Carl is in prison, he fears for his life. It’s possible one of the incarcerated criminals in league with corrupt prison officers could be assigned the task of eliminating him. Thankfully, as well as Department Q and Carl’s wife Mona, there is also help from a woman Carl rescued from kidnappers several years before.
Sadly, this is to be the final story in his highly original and engaging series and it brings together several characters from the previous novels, both friends and enemies of Carl’s. Very sad that we’ll hear no more from Carl and his colleagues but this intricately plotted novel does bring things to a satisfying conclusion.
It soon becomes obvious that Carl is being framed and the real culprit has put a price on Carl’s head, determined that he doesn’t talk. Although the Police Department, including Chief Marcus Jacobsen, turn their backs on Carl, his loyal colleagues at Department Q, Rose, Assad and Gordon are determined to prove Carl’s innocence, despite being warned off the case by Jacobsen.
All the while Carl is in prison, he fears for his life. It’s possible one of the incarcerated criminals in league with corrupt prison officers could be assigned the task of eliminating him. Thankfully, as well as Department Q and Carl’s wife Mona, there is also help from a woman Carl rescued from kidnappers several years before.
Sadly, this is to be the final story in his highly original and engaging series and it brings together several characters from the previous novels, both friends and enemies of Carl’s. Very sad that we’ll hear no more from Carl and his colleagues but this intricately plotted novel does bring things to a satisfying conclusion.
September 10, 2025
Un gran cierre para éstos personajes a los que extrañaré muchísimo.
March 27, 2025
I’ve read and very much enjoyed all ten books in the Department Q series. I enjoyed this last one too but perhaps not as much as many of the others.
The series has many strengths, particularly the 4 main characters in the department, their quirky ways, the humorous interactions, their different strengths and weaknesses and their loyalty to each other. Whilst the stories tend to be dramatic at times there was a balance to make sure it stayed on the right side of credible, just about anyway.
Unfortunately I felt that this last book didn’t quite capture some of the usual style that I liked so much. Partly I think it was because the team were separated as Carl was in prison, partly because many characters from previous stories were reintroduced, making it a little disjointed, and partly because I felt the author tried too hard to create an extra dramatic series ending.
Many threads and characters from previous books are tied up in this finale so it needs to be read as the last in the series.
Still enjoyable but not the absolute best - 5 out of 10
The series has many strengths, particularly the 4 main characters in the department, their quirky ways, the humorous interactions, their different strengths and weaknesses and their loyalty to each other. Whilst the stories tend to be dramatic at times there was a balance to make sure it stayed on the right side of credible, just about anyway.
Unfortunately I felt that this last book didn’t quite capture some of the usual style that I liked so much. Partly I think it was because the team were separated as Carl was in prison, partly because many characters from previous stories were reintroduced, making it a little disjointed, and partly because I felt the author tried too hard to create an extra dramatic series ending.
Many threads and characters from previous books are tied up in this finale so it needs to be read as the last in the series.
Still enjoyable but not the absolute best - 5 out of 10
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September 25, 2025
C’est la fin d’une très belle saga policière que j’ai adoré!! Je suis triste. 😢 J’ai pris mon temps pour dire adieu à Carl et au département V. L’histoire est très addictive et pleins de rebondissements jusqu’à la fin. 🫶
January 4, 2025
This is a great book and appears to be the end of the Carl Morck series. The action and the plot twists of the rest of the series are there. It is a reunification of all of many of the major characters of the earlier books. The arc of the series is tied up nicely. Some may not like the ending, though I found it rather clever. While this can be read as a standalone novel, I think it would be more appreciated if it was read as the last of the series.
Great book and a great ending to the series, if it is the end.
Great book and a great ending to the series, if it is the end.
October 3, 2025
And there endeth the Department Q Series… Locked In is the 10th and final book by Danish Noir bestseller, Jussi Adler-Olsen featuring Detective Carl Mørck, his side-kick Assad and band of merry officers, Rose, Gordon and Hardy. And what a ride these 10 books have been.
Locked In is a well thought out final instalment and Adler-Olsen has closed the loop on the series, tying things together that have been bubbling along in ever increasing ways since book 1, where it all began.
This is a well executed book in many ways -perhaps a little too cliche for my liking but a solid and necessary read nevertheless.
I think one of the interesting observations I have over the whole series is the metamorphosis of Mørck’s character. The first few books featured him as a surly, difficult, oppositional man, and in a way quite well positioned following the traumatic incident that had occurred with Hardy and Anker. By the final few books he has become a fairly easy going, relaxed and adjusted man - happily married and fathering a daughter. It’s lovely - but somehow leaves me in that space of “and they lived happily ever after”. Definitely appeals to the populace I would imagine and while I can see why, not everything I look for in Scandi Crime.
Locked In is a fitting 4 star end to what has been a solid 4 star series for me.
Locked In is a well thought out final instalment and Adler-Olsen has closed the loop on the series, tying things together that have been bubbling along in ever increasing ways since book 1, where it all began.
This is a well executed book in many ways -perhaps a little too cliche for my liking but a solid and necessary read nevertheless.
I think one of the interesting observations I have over the whole series is the metamorphosis of Mørck’s character. The first few books featured him as a surly, difficult, oppositional man, and in a way quite well positioned following the traumatic incident that had occurred with Hardy and Anker. By the final few books he has become a fairly easy going, relaxed and adjusted man - happily married and fathering a daughter. It’s lovely - but somehow leaves me in that space of “and they lived happily ever after”. Definitely appeals to the populace I would imagine and while I can see why, not everything I look for in Scandi Crime.
Locked In is a fitting 4 star end to what has been a solid 4 star series for me.
March 30, 2024
Ein wirklich gelungener Abschluss der Sonderdezernat Q Reihe!
Ungefähr 10 Jahre habe ich Carl Mørck bei seinen Fällen begleitet und es macht mich traurig, dass es jetzt keine neuen Bücher mehr dazu gibt.
Aber das Ende ist wirklich toll und ich kann jeden Krimi Fan die Reihe absolut empfehlen.
Ungefähr 10 Jahre habe ich Carl Mørck bei seinen Fällen begleitet und es macht mich traurig, dass es jetzt keine neuen Bücher mehr dazu gibt.
Aber das Ende ist wirklich toll und ich kann jeden Krimi Fan die Reihe absolut empfehlen.
July 2, 2025
Digno final para esta saga que me ha acompañado tantos años. Ahora que el Departamento Q se ha hecho famoso por la serie de Netflix, animaos a descubrir a sus auténticos protagonistas a través de estos libros. ¡Os echaré de menos!
December 22, 2024
Too bad it is the last department Q
August 15, 2024
Conclusie: Niet de sterkste uit de serie, maar wel een waardig sluitstuk, deze Q10. Ik had misschien iets te hoge verwachtingen van dit slotdeel, na de voortreffelijke voorgangers Slachtoffer 2117 en Natriumchloride. Het verhaal - waarin we eindelijk te weten komen hoe het nu zat en zit met die spijkerpistoolmoorden in Carls verleden - steekt goed in elkaar, hoewel de hoeveelheid namen (en slachtoffers) soms even doorzetten is. Toch blijft het verhaal spannend tot het einde. Wat me echter stoorde aan dit boek was de vertaling. Heel veel zinnen die je absoluut nooit zult horen in een normale dialoog ('Je vrouw doet het verzoek van jou zelf te horen hoe het met je gaat' en 'Nu je het zegt, dat is waarschijnlijk waar ik wat wijzer van wil worden'), vreemd woordgebruik zoals bij de 'emballage' van een hamburger, ontkennende zinnen die niet kloppen, vergissing in naam (de speelkamer van [naam moeder] in plaats van de naam van het kind!), een meervoudsvorm werkwoord bij een enkelvoudig onderwerp...het doet soms knullig aan. Haastklus, te letterlijk vertaald, het zal toch niet deels met AI...? Hoe dan ook, je kunt natuurlijk een volgende druk afwachten in de hoop dat de fouten eruit worden gehaald, of je neemt ze voor lief en verplaatst je hoofd een volle dag of twee halve dagen lang naar twee winterweken in coronatijd in Denemarken, met al je lievelingsrechercheurs (en enkele minder aardige gasten..). Want natuurlijk lees je deze sowieso als je net als ik de hele serie hebt gevolgd.
May 11, 2024
Bok nummer 10 om Carl och aviserat som den sista i serien om honom. Sorgligt på riktigt eftersom den här serien är sjukt bra. Men snacka om att gå ut med ett BANG! Den här boken är och har precis allt. Skitbra, superspännande, knyter ihop alla trådar, och ett värdigt avslut på fantastisk läsning!! Jag verkligen älskar böcker om Carl och @stefansauk läser helt perfekt! De olika personerna blir helt levande i hans uppläsning. Tack @jussiadlerolsen för de här åren och de här böckerna. Du har verkligen förgyllt mitt läsande och Carl och gänget kommer vara saknade ❤️
May 14, 2025
Hoy traigo la reseña de "Siete metros cuadrados", la última entrega de la serie Departamento Q, y sin duda una de las más intensas. Con esta novela se cierra una etapa que, durante diez libros, nos ha llevado por casos fríos, personajes rotos, vínculos difíciles y una forma muy humana de entender la justicia.
En este desenlace, el inspector Carl Mørck se enfrenta a su mayor infierno, es encarcelado, acusado de asesinato y tráfico de drogas. La caída es dura, especialmente porque todo apunta a que ha sido incriminado. Dentro de la prisión, rodeado de enemigos y con una recompensa por su cabeza, la tensión se palpa en cada página. Y fuera, su equipo, Rose, Assad y Gordon, hace lo imposible por demostrar su inocencia, aunque el sistema les ponga todas las trabas.
"Siete metros cuadrados" mantiene el equilibrio entre la acción carcelaria, la investigación paralela y los lazos personales de los personajes. Destaca el esfuerzo del autor por atar todos los cabos de la serie, no solo en lo policial, sino también en lo emocional. Se nota que es una despedida. Los personajes evolucionan, se cierran heridas y se enfrentan a verdades incómodas, especialmente Carl, que aquí está más vulnerable y humano que nunca.
El ritmo es ágil, con capítulos cortos, que alternan puntos de vista, y una tensión que no decae. La ambientación de la cárcel, los tejemanejes de la corrupción y los hilos del pasado que resurgen para cobrarse su precio están bien tejidos, con ese estilo directo y sin concesiones que ha caracterizado toda la saga.
No es la novela más espectacular de la serie, pero sí una de las más personales y simbólicas. Y eso, en un cierre, es un acierto. El autor se despide de su universo con dignidad, empatía y una historia que no solo busca justicia, sino también redención.
"Siete metros cuadrados" es un final más que digno para una de las mejores sagas de novela negra europea.
En este desenlace, el inspector Carl Mørck se enfrenta a su mayor infierno, es encarcelado, acusado de asesinato y tráfico de drogas. La caída es dura, especialmente porque todo apunta a que ha sido incriminado. Dentro de la prisión, rodeado de enemigos y con una recompensa por su cabeza, la tensión se palpa en cada página. Y fuera, su equipo, Rose, Assad y Gordon, hace lo imposible por demostrar su inocencia, aunque el sistema les ponga todas las trabas.
"Siete metros cuadrados" mantiene el equilibrio entre la acción carcelaria, la investigación paralela y los lazos personales de los personajes. Destaca el esfuerzo del autor por atar todos los cabos de la serie, no solo en lo policial, sino también en lo emocional. Se nota que es una despedida. Los personajes evolucionan, se cierran heridas y se enfrentan a verdades incómodas, especialmente Carl, que aquí está más vulnerable y humano que nunca.
El ritmo es ágil, con capítulos cortos, que alternan puntos de vista, y una tensión que no decae. La ambientación de la cárcel, los tejemanejes de la corrupción y los hilos del pasado que resurgen para cobrarse su precio están bien tejidos, con ese estilo directo y sin concesiones que ha caracterizado toda la saga.
No es la novela más espectacular de la serie, pero sí una de las más personales y simbólicas. Y eso, en un cierre, es un acierto. El autor se despide de su universo con dignidad, empatía y una historia que no solo busca justicia, sino también redención.
"Siete metros cuadrados" es un final más que digno para una de las mejores sagas de novela negra europea.
May 25, 2025
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