The Department of Sensitive Crimes : a Detective Varg novel [#1]
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First United States edition.
ISBN
9781524748210 (hardcover)
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Conway Public Library - Fiction Section | F McCal, A. Varg #1 | On Shelf |
Ossipee Library - Adult Fiction | MCC | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781524748210 (hardcover)
Notes
Description
"The detectives who work in Malmö 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." -- Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCall Smith, A. (2019). The Department of Sensitive Crimes: a Detective Varg novel (First United States edition.). Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. 2019. The Department of Sensitive Crimes: A Detective Varg Novel. Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. The Department of Sensitive Crimes: A Detective Varg Novel Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander. The Department of Sensitive Crimes: A Detective Varg Novel First United States edition., Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
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