The Department of Sensitive Crimes / Alexander McCall Smith.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524748210
- ISBN: 1524748218
- Physical Description: 229 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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General Note: | Series numeration taken from NoveList. First book written in series (Strange case of the moderate extremists) is eBook only. |
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Subject: | Varg, Ulf, (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Police > Sweden > Malmö > Fiction. Malmö (Sweden) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. Mystery fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch | MFIC MCCALL DEP (Text) | 34207002240662 | Adult Fiction - Mystery | Available | - |
Akron Carnegie PL - Akron | FIC MCC (Text) | 75253000065431 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Batesville Mem. PL - Batesville | F McCALL-SMITH A. (Text) | 34706001628959 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bloomfield Eastern Greene Co PL - Bloomfield Main | FIC MCC (Text) | 36803001088660 | FICTION | Available | - |
Brazil PL - Brazil | MCCALL SMITH (Text) | 38160000509404 | Second Floor, Fiction | Available | - |
Butler PL - Butler | FIC MCCALL Varg 1 (Text) | 73174005038053 | Adult: Fiction | Available | - |
Cambridge City PL - Cambridge City | M McC (Text) | 76893000269347 | Mysteries | Available | - |
Centerville Center Twp PL - Centerville | FIC M McCAL Bk.1 (Text) | 76895000308645 | 1st Floor Fiction | Available | - |
Clinton PL - Clinton | MCC (DETECTIVE #1) (Text) | 36806002096863 | FICTION | Available | - |
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | F SMITH (Text) | 78321000029275 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels and of a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world. He lives in Scotland.