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A Conspiracy of Faith: A Department Q Novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Pas parfait mais vraiment bon.

Trop de chicanes d’enquêteurs au départ, mais l’enquête est vraiment prenante et intéressante. 
Les enquêteurs ne l’ont pas facile, c’est pas tout cuit dans le bec et c’est vraiment complexe. 
C’est efficace et on ressent de la tension à plusieurs reprises. Malgré une grande quantité de personnages, on s’attache à tout le monde et les suit avec attention. Les différents points de vue sont une force. J’adore suivre le meurtrier, les victimes et les enquêteurs. Ça donne une vision complete de l’histoire.

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4.0

Book 3 of the Department Q series returns to the thrilling pace and cat and mouse detective work of Book 1. Carl Morck may not be the world's best detective, but he has a knack for catching fascinating cases and a surprising persistence for someone so grumpy about even showing up to the office and interacting with his colleagues. His associates, Rose and Assad, are given more depth in this installment, a valuable investment in time and pages on behalf of the author, whose brilliance lies in the interplay between grotesquely dark depictions of human wickedness and delightful banter that is used to deflect real warmth and empathy. This case is a compelling one, and the heroism of the women on the periphery are as much to thank for it's resolution as Carl and Assad's semi-charmed kind of investigation. Action sequences and breakthroughs are handled with real suspense - including a wild car and train chase - making Conspiracy of Faith a fun ride.

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1.0

The villain was incredible. I found this book to be grim, weird, & excruciatingly difficult to read.

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4.0

I haven't read any other books by Adler-Olsen and jumping into the Carl Morck novels at book three was probably not the best idea. I was a bit confused by the characters at first but after a few chapters it started to make sense.

The plot is simple: a serial killer is targeting religious communities in Denmark, kidnapping two children, demanding a ransom and then returning one child and killing the other. Carl and his team get a message in a bottle from one of the victims and eventually track down his brother, the survivor. The killer has targeted another family, and kidnapped two children. The family, and a deceived ex-lover of the killer decide to take matters into their own hands and track him down. Meanwhile, Mia, the wife of the killer discovers something about his past and suffers terrible consequences when she tries to escape her abusive marriage.

This was a very complex, novel, but the different tracks were easy to follow. I found myself rooting for Mia, Laura and Rachel, and frustrated with Carl. He just wanted to sleep in his office and be left alone. His encounters with the psychiatrists were interesting, and when he wasn't chasing flies and napping, he is a miserable old git who happens to be a very good detective. Assad is an intriguing character, I really want to know what's going on with him. Rose is delightfully dippy, although Yrsa was better at the job.

Definitely a good read.

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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5.0

Esta entrega fue atrapante y perturbadora. Ahí afuera hay monstruos, y están camuflados entre nosotros.
Porque todos los personajes que aparecen, fuera del Departamento Q y la Jefatura, son monstruos de distinta clase. El autor se despacha con los fanatismos religiosos, y realmente me pone la piel de gallina algunas de las cosas que cuenta, y que me consta que son reales porque conozco gente de las creencias que menciona. Hay un asesino, sí, pero no es el peor. Es al único al que descubren y persiguen. Los demás van a volver a dormir tranquilos y a torturar a los suyos con total impunidad en nombre de la fe. Esta gente sacrifica hijos sin parpadear por su fe. Me dio miedo y tristeza.
Rose me gusta cada vez más. Yrsa también. Carl sigue sin caerme simpático pero cada vez lo respeto más como investigador. Además, rescato un rasgo que le dio el autor y me que gusta: es el único personaje de policial que he leído al que atacaron y que no está interesado en investigar su propio caso. Lo deja en manos de otros policías y ya. Me gustó, lo considero un cambio refrescante; además de que es totalmente coherente con la psicología del personaje. Assad sigue sin cerrarme y me perturba tanto como los criminales que persiguen. Es musulmán: lo veo muy cerca de algunos extremos y lo veo un fanático bajo el radar. La evolución de su historia dirá. Además, lo muy raro de todo es que el tipo trabaje en Jefatura y nadie se haya molestado en contrastar sus antecedentes. ¿¿¿??? Ese me parece un recurso no muy creíble del autor.
Puntos extra por la subtrama de los incendios: me pareció genial.
Lo de Mona sigue sobrando, a mi entender.
La caótica vida personal de Carl es otro gran WTF? Lo único a lo que veo sentido es a la subtrama con Hardy y Morten. Lo de Jesper y Vigga es otro relleno innecesario. Y la madre de Vigga, más. Pérdida de tiempo. Esa parte no la leí.

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4.0

Enjoyed this! Second favorite of the series so far.

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5.0

A great come back from a so so second book in this series. This book was fantastic. It was so intense for so long without making the reader weary. I love how we are learning more about the Dept Q characters. Such a great series

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3.0

Не мой тип книга. Главните герои са много печени, но и в тази част, както и в предната, имаше неприятно много внимание отделено на лошия и на жертвите му и какво точно им с случва. На тях, както се сещате, нищо добро не им се случва.

Куп неща стават дразнещо на косъм. Дразнещо много неща дразнят, но пък действието е в Дания, а кога иначе ще четете трилър за тази страна?

След като прочетох 1 книга на този автор на Английски и една на Български, вече съм категоричен, че за да опитам пак, трябва да науча датски. Може пък в оригинал да ми хареса.

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4.0

En otroligt spännande roman! Avdelning Q får flaskpost av sina skotska kolleger. Det visar sig att meddelandet - det som går att läsa av det - är skrivet i blod av en pojke som blivit kidnappad tillsammans med sin bror. Händelsen blev aldrig anmäld och mördaren går fri. Snart blir det ett kapplöp mot tiden, för att rädda nästa syskonpar.

Carl Mørck är lika kantig och otrevlig som vanligt. En del partier i den här annars rysande berättelsen är faktiskt mycket humoristiska, tack vare Carls skarpa och elaka iakttagelser - eller när han får sig på näsan, som förtjänt.

Det här är i toppklass - det bästa i kategori skandinavisk kriminalroman sedan Stieg Larsson. Fast böckerna om avdelning Q kan inte jämföras med Millenium serien som hade en helt annan ton och tema. Detta rör sig om mer klassiskt polisarbete. Camilla Läckberg med finess. Rekommenderas!