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The Purity Of Vengeance (2010)

by Jussi Adler-Olsen(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1611762391 (ISBN13: 9781611762396)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Penguin Audio

series

Afdeling Q

review 1: I love how the main characters' background stories get slowly revealed over 4 books, and yet there is still so much more to learn. Rose and Assad, Carl's sidekick assistants, are very entertaining and endearing. And whenever Carl ventures upstairs from the basement into HQ, it seems he can never encounter anyone rational, from his sense of normal anyway. His ex-wife, his tenant, his step-son - it just seems to Carl like everyone's purpose in life is to annoy him. This Danish series, with the typically grim atmosphere Scandinavian books seem to have (that I am hooked on), still manages to have a lot of fun.
review 2: Again lived the adventure with Karl, Assad, and Rose. This novel dealt with the past almost more than the efforts to uncover it, and the past in th... moreis one is heartbreaking. Eugenics, rape, the institutionalization of women in the 40s-60s, but hope too... Sorta. My only complaint is that I was very conflicted about the outcome for the main character.... Very unsatisfying, but probably appropriate. A solid dept Q less

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