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The Resource The department of sensitive crimes : A Detective Varg novel, Älexander McCall Smith

The department of sensitive crimes : A Detective Varg novel, Älexander McCall Smith

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The department of sensitive crimes : A Detective Varg novel
Title
The department of sensitive crimes
Title remainder
A Detective Varg novel
Statement of responsibility
Älexander McCall Smith
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The detectives who work in Malmo Police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously. The lead detective, Ulf Varg, prioritizes his cases above even his dog's mental health. Then there are detectives Anna Bengsdotter, who keeps her relationship with Varg professional even as she realizes she's developing feelings for him ... or at least for his car, and Carl Holgersson, first to arrive in the morning and last to leave, who would never read his colleagues' personal correspondence--unless it could help solve a crime, of course. Finally, there's Erik Nykvist, who peppers conversations with anecdotes about fly fishing. Along with an opinionated local police officer named Blomquist, the Department of Sensitive Crimes takes on three extremely strange cases. First, the detectives investigate how and why a local business owner was stabbed ... in the back of the knee. Next, a young woman's imaginary boyfriend goes missing. And, in the final investigation, Varg must determine whether nocturnal visitations at a local spa have a supernatural element. Using his renowned wit and warmth, Alexander McCall Smith brings a unique perspective on Scandinavian crime. Equal parts hilarious and heartening, The Department of Sensitive Crimes is a tour de farce from a literary master"--
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1948-
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McCall Smith, Alexander
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
A Detective Varg Novel
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Varg, Ulf
  • Police
  • Malmö (Sweden)
Target audience
adult
Label
The department of sensitive crimes : A Detective Varg novel, Älexander McCall Smith
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Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
20 cm
Edition
First Anchor books edition, February 2020.
Extent
229 pages
Isbn
9780525565673
Lccn
2018040221
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1111699782
  • (OCoLC)on1111699782
  • 1987518
  • 3963253
  • 3964538
Label
The department of sensitive crimes : A Detective Varg novel, Älexander McCall Smith
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
20 cm
Edition
First Anchor books edition, February 2020.
Extent
229 pages
Isbn
9780525565673
Lccn
2018040221
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1111699782
  • (OCoLC)on1111699782
  • 1987518
  • 3963253
  • 3964538

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