The Purity of Vengeance, Jussi AdlerOlsen
The Purity of Vengeance, Jussi AdlerOlsen
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The Purity of Vengeance
A Department Q Novel

Author: Jussi Adler-Olsen

Narrator: Graeme Malcolm

Unabridged: 14 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 12/31/2013


Synopsis

INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES DEPT. Q

New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen returns as Detective Carl Mørck and his Department Q team delve into a cold case that turns into more than they may be able to handle...

In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her—especially Curt Wad, a surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in the 1950s. More than twenty years later, Detective Carl Mørck already has plenty on his mind when he is presented with the case of a brothel owner, a woman named Rita, who went missing in the eighties: New evidence has emerged.

And when Carl’s assistants, Assad and Rose, learn that numerous other people disappeared around the same weekend as Rita, Carl takes notice. Sifting through the evidence, they inch closer to Curt Wad, who is still committed to his twisted beliefs, and whose treatment of Nete only hints at his capacity for evil.

About The Author

JUSSI ADLER-OLSEN is Denmark’s #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestseller. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than fourteen million copies around the world. His many prestigious Nordic crime-writing awards include the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Peter Høeg.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 30, 2021

In this fourth book in the 'Department Q' series, Detective Morck and his team deal with a Nazi-ish politician and a woman who wants revenge. The novel can be read as a standalone. ***** Several decades ago, Danish farm girl Nete Hermansen lost her mother at a young age, and growing up among her fathe......more

Goodreads review by Harry on January 11, 2014

Book Review: "I'm good enough!" Carl nodded to himself. He was in no doubt she had been. Once. And so ends the story of Nete, a woman we see upon opening the book as holding a cool delicate champagne glass in her delicate fingers, who relished the hum of voices, gazed fondly upon the palette of colo......more

Goodreads review by Justo on December 09, 2020

4/5 estrellas Siento que he cometido un error al comenzar la serie por su cuarta entrega, pero no me arrepiento, ya que me ha permitido conocer una serie de novela negra-policiaca estupenda. Ya conocía los casos del Departamento Q por la serie de TV, y me gustaron, pero evidentemente el libro es otra......more

Goodreads review by Denise on January 23, 2014

Having read/devoured all three of the previous Department Q books, I actually preordered this one, prior to it's January release. I was so excited when it arrived...but what a dissappointment. I see that most other readers have rated it here and on Amazon, very highly. Don't know why though. It real......more


Quotes

Praise for The Absent One:

“Adler-Olsen, Denmark’s leading crime fiction author, outdoes his outstanding debut, The Keeper of Lost Causes, with his second Department Q novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Adler-Olsen has created a wonderful addition to the detective fiction genre in his sleuth….While the book can be read as a stand-alone novel, readers will be unable to resist seeking out and devouring the first and subsequent series titles.” — Library Journal  (starred review)

Praise for The Keeper of Lost Causes:

“The pages fly by as the twisty puzzle unfolds. Stieg Larsson fans will be delighted.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[An] absorbing psychological thriller.”  — Library Journal (starred review)
“Comparisons [to Stieg Larsson] are inevitable and, while he may lack a Salander, Adler-Olsen’s prose is superior to Larsson’s, his tortures are less discomfiting, and he has a sense of humor.”— Booklist (starred review)
“Plan on putting everything else in your life on hold if you pick up this book.” — The Oregonian