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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
I loved this book and I loved Marco, so much! I kept wanting to hug him and bring him home <3
Five stars!!
Five stars!!
Carl Morck of Department Q is back, along with the rest of Jussi Adler-Olsen's cast of characters in another lengthy and satisfying tale that reaches across continents.
The main theme here is as the cover photograph suggests - a pebble tossed into water results in waves that land elsewhere.
Marco is a street-smart petty thief in a Gypsy clan and soon finds himself hunted by unknown quarries for reasons he's not sure of.
As with other Adler-Olsen Department Q novels, Morck seems to stumble into the larger tale that at first goes undefined and while the story takes a bit to get there, once Adler-Olsen gets there, it's very much worth it.
There is one chase sequence in the novel done much better than found in other thriller novels and I think why Adler-Olsen is successful at these types of sequences is he makes them believable.
I was hoping for a bit more resolution regarding Carl Morck's shooting from the first book, however, that part is yet to be fully divulged.
Assad, Morck's Arabic, mystery assistant is as cunning and wily as ever and Adler-Olsen introduces additional characters that seem to be promising developments for future novels.
A good, solid crime thriller, recommended to others.
The main theme here is as the cover photograph suggests - a pebble tossed into water results in waves that land elsewhere.
Marco is a street-smart petty thief in a Gypsy clan and soon finds himself hunted by unknown quarries for reasons he's not sure of.
As with other Adler-Olsen Department Q novels, Morck seems to stumble into the larger tale that at first goes undefined and while the story takes a bit to get there, once Adler-Olsen gets there, it's very much worth it.
There is one chase sequence in the novel done much better than found in other thriller novels and I think why Adler-Olsen is successful at these types of sequences is he makes them believable.
I was hoping for a bit more resolution regarding Carl Morck's shooting from the first book, however, that part is yet to be fully divulged.
Assad, Morck's Arabic, mystery assistant is as cunning and wily as ever and Adler-Olsen introduces additional characters that seem to be promising developments for future novels.
A good, solid crime thriller, recommended to others.
Will be out in September. I read a preview copy. Superb. The usual characters in this series, as delightful as ever. Slightly less noir than other Scandinavian fiction.
Goed en spannend boek, wat lastig op gang komend; blijf je door begin heenbijten, is de moeite waard;-)
Yet another great book about department Q and Carl Mørck and Assad, and I'm amazed.
This book "The Marcoeffect" is about a young boy named Marco, who has been raised to steal from people on the street. The whole gang is controlled by Zola, who takes all the stolen goods for his own pleasure. Marco didn't want to be there, he wanted to be a normal boy. When Marco discovered what Zola wanted to do to him, he managed to escape from Zola and the gang. He also found out a horrible secret that had now endangered him even further, so he had to hide and keep being on the run.
As for Carl and Assad at department Q, their investigation is harder than it's been before, with a lot of loose ends. They're trying to investigate a murder on William Stark, but they also try to get to Marco so they can get his story.
Overall, this book was amazing. The whole story about Marco is very intriguing. Marco is very smart and bright for his age, even more so since he has never really gone to school. Everything he goes through after his escape is astonishing, and this has definitely been the best story of this series so far. I really related to Marco for his insecurities.
It is as always really interesting to follow the investigations of Department Q, and as always it is Rose who decides which case they're investigating. Interestingly, she hasn't annoyed me as much in this book as she usually does.
I give this book 5 stars, it's simply the best story of the series yet.
This book "The Marcoeffect" is about a young boy named Marco, who has been raised to steal from people on the street. The whole gang is controlled by Zola, who takes all the stolen goods for his own pleasure. Marco didn't want to be there, he wanted to be a normal boy. When Marco discovered what Zola wanted to do to him, he managed to escape from Zola and the gang. He also found out a horrible secret that had now endangered him even further, so he had to hide and keep being on the run.
As for Carl and Assad at department Q, their investigation is harder than it's been before, with a lot of loose ends. They're trying to investigate a murder on William Stark, but they also try to get to Marco so they can get his story.
Overall, this book was amazing. The whole story about Marco is very intriguing. Marco is very smart and bright for his age, even more so since he has never really gone to school. Everything he goes through after his escape is astonishing, and this has definitely been the best story of this series so far. I really related to Marco for his insecurities.
It is as always really interesting to follow the investigations of Department Q, and as always it is Rose who decides which case they're investigating. Interestingly, she hasn't annoyed me as much in this book as she usually does.
I give this book 5 stars, it's simply the best story of the series yet.
Dept Q continues to be a great series. Highly recommend this installment to librarians since libraries and a sexy librarian figure prominently.
I love this series, and this may be the best one to date. Adler-Olsen veers pleasingly between, like, elaborate shock-murders that belong in an oughties torture porn and quieter, no less baroque murders enabled by sheltered religious groups. These books are always clever and I love the protagonist and the way the other characters have been allowed to bloom and grow. But in this book, we see three points of view instead of the usual two, adding a deeply clever street urchin who's both hindering and aiding the investigation: the titular Marco. He's wonderful.