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Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

Yes, yet another Scandinavian detective, not yet discovered by TV, but a series is being planned probably will be screened withint the next year or so, but I don't know in which countries.I think I...

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Shelf Awareness did a Maximum Shelf issue on this author just last week and I immediately put his first book, due here YESTERDAY, on my list. I'll probably pick it up at lunch today! But the title...

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@Wernoclue - The Book The Keeper of Lost Causes is from Jussi Adler Olsen, but does not belong to the Carl Morck series. However, I am sure it is a good book, I had a quick look in Amazon.He also...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

 Had to share this with you  I went to the bookstore today ..  my current TBR pile - do I need to say more?   Karen - I would like to draw your attention to the S J Watson book (German translation of...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

LOL - now that really looks good (and familiar). 

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

Mags, I can strongly recommend both the Watson and the Hart book (the titles of which I figured out before I even read what you wrote.  And not because I can read German; in the case of S.J. Watson,...

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Ah -- check this page: http://www.stopyourekilli...s/Adler-Olsen_Jussi.html

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Tabby ... Karen thank you! Great! It seems, I did pick up the right "extra" books (those are the books I was not necessarily planning to buy, but saw them at the store and just could not plain simple...

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@Karen - Yes Mags has solved the problem. you are reading Mercy, but I didn't recognise the title you mentioned.

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

.. started the second Adler-Olsen Carl Morck mystery today morning Isn't it sad that sometimes the book cover can be so misleading. I have been passing by the Adler-Olsen mystery book stack many...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

That is so true Mags, a big thankyou to Mr. Swiss (my other half) he started on all this Scandinavian stuff at home. He buys mostly books in German and as the original is Scandinavian I started...

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Please, kindly send a "Thank You" also from me to Mr. Swiss. Oh, I can so relate with what he is saying about not being the forum type of person. Same goes for my sister - she loves to read, enjoys to...

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Well, it's not just translations from another language. Sometimes book titles are completely changed between English speaking countries, too. Louise Penny is a perfect example. Her 6th book is due out...

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so agree with you, Karen ... Tabby - I am forcing myself to read more slowly (second Morck mystery) & having a hard time doing so (lol). Close to 50% .. big sigh .. and I am so enjoying it. It is...

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I picked up the first one, US title The Keeper of Lost Causes today. Won't be able to get to it for a couple of days but I'm looking forward to it!

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I am 2/3 through still, bravely reading the 2nd Morck mystery and enjoying it a lot! Rose IS awesome!

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

I finished the second Morck mystery some weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Am currently reading "A Game of Thrones" but am sure that I will be back for Morck's 3rd mystery in a couple of weeks .. or...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

Christmas break here and I finally read the first Carl Morck mystery and loved it! I think I've seen it compared to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and I have to say I enjoyed the Morck story by Jussi...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

Just seen that  the second Karl Morck novel is being released in english with the title "Disgrace" for those that wish to read further. It is only available in hardback at the moment, but the...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

Well, here we go again... The hardcover of that will be released in the U.S. on August 21 under the title The Absent One. It may be worth it to order the paperback currently available on Amazon UK for...

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Re: Introducing Carl Morck, Danish police, and his creator Jussi Adler Olsen

The second Jussi Adler-Olsen book ended up being published in the U.S. under the title The Absent One and althought I bought it a year ago when it first came out in hardcover, I'm just now reading it....

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