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Cuarta entrega de Los casos del Departamento Q, un imparable best seller en toda Europa. Varias desapariciones ocurridas en los años ochenta ponen de nuevo en marcha a Carl Mørck. Su investigación lo conduce hasta Nete Hermansen, una mujer que ha hecho todo lo posible por ocultar su trágico pasado hasta que este le vuelve a dar alcance.Mientras Carl se enfrenta a las sombras de su propia existencia, y a los secretos de sus colaboradores Assad y Rose, deberá indagar en la historia del líder de un partido político de extrema derecha que defiende una siniestra ideología racista.
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Expediente 64: (Los casos del Departamento Q 4)
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Jussi Adler-Olsen

Nacido en 1950, Jussi AdlerOlsen es uno de los autores europeos de novela negra que más éxito ha cosechado.La víctima 2117 es el octavo volumen de su exitosa serie Los casos del Departamento Q, publicada en más de cuarenta y dos países y con más de quince millones de lectores.Ha ganado numerosos premios, entre ellos el Plume d’Or, el Glass Key, el De Gyldne Laurbaer y el Premio Barry.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The fourth Department Q is the most hazardous to the health of Carl, Assad, and Rose, as she becomes a more fleshed-out and full working investigator in the squad. This time, the cold case has to do with six missing people with only one obvious connection between them: a bleak Danish island where girls of "low morals" and "limited mental capacity" are sent a la the Magdalene Laundries of Ireland. But here, the wardens are in league with eugenicists who sterilize the girls to keep Denmark "pure". There's also a secondary plot that hearkens back to the first book (Keeper Of Lost Causes) but gets dropped in the pursuit of the Hitlerish villains. There's a perfect twist at the very end, too. Most entertaining and suspenseful, ideal for lovers of The Dublin Murder Squad and the Zailer/Waterhouse series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Adler-Olsen continues to keep me glued to the page in this 4th installment of the Department Q series. Although I am not usually a fan of mysteries which feature interspersed sections from the killer's point of view, this style worked well here as we slowly learn about Nete's life. Meanwhile, there are some intriguing developments on the attack on Karl & his colleagues which crippled Hardy. I am beginning to wonder if Hardy is the one who was corrupt....
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love this series! I did find this one a bit different than the previous ones thus had a slow start but once I got into the plot it was great reading from then on. The difference here is that it isn't quite the same type of crime story/investigation. The reader knew what was going on as the narrative switched from the real-time events in the past of the crime being committed and the current events of the Carl's Q squad investigation. There's also a third narrative which goes even further back in history to the perpetrator's backstory. It isn't until quite close to the end that the reader is given a twist and a shock and we are finally surprised with something. While I do find the mystery of not knowing the perpetrator more exciting, I can also enjoy this type of presentation as well, as we watch how the police manage to track down the person we know who is hiding. I must say I also found the theme of this book, forced abortions and eugenics, highly thought-provoking. I am pro-life and with both of these issues no less prevalent in today's world than they were in the '50s was very well-pleased with how the subject was handled. The last book concentrated on Rose, giving us insight into her character. Now, this 4th book, concentrates on Hassad. He is such a mysterious character that we aren't exactly given any answers but we are shown more of him and his character allowing our thoughts and speculation to being that much closer to the truth. Originally, this was promoted as a four book series but with the ending of this book, it is obvious a sequel will be continuing the story and I would really hope we have many more yet to come!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    “Our work forestalling the birth of offspring unworthy of our nation, and preventing conception in women who might produce them, is the continuation of a long and honorable endeavor, and through this work all of us present have come to understand that indifference leads to nothing good.” (Ch 23)Creepy, I know. The backstory of Adler-Olsen’s latest crime-fiction is set on the real Danish island of Sprogø in the 1960s. Nete Hermansen is intimately acquainted with Sprogø and its women’s institution, which uses the treatment of mental infirmity to disguise its covert and much more sinister practices – eugenics, social hygiene, sterilization. Nete is also intimately acquainted with Curt Wad, surgeon and political figure, founder of The Cause and the Purity Party. Wad heads Nete’s list of the six persons she charges with having destroyed her life.Mørck and his team at Department Q have their hands full as they delve into more than a handful of suspicious deaths and disappearances, all cold cases, of course. But when the investigation leads them to Curt Wad and The Cause: Sinister now has a new face. And certainly it would not be Department Q if its own office was not in its usual uproar – between the criminal talents of Assad and the multiple-not-so-charming personalities of Rose, Mørck’s is challenged to keep the entire operation from becoming unhinged.I continue to enjoy Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series, though I did not care for this one as much as previous novels. The story is definitely solid, but I found it tended to go on in places; a better editor might have done wonders. That said, I’ll be looking for Adler-Olsen’s next.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Carl Morck, Department Q novel. Carl, Assad, and Rose investigate a disappearances of several people on the same day 25 years prior, which had never been linked before. It seems to be connected to a politician of a far right-wing party, and a scheme for of nonconsensual, illegal abortions and sterilizations of women who are deemed inferior.Typical of the series and quite enjoyable.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I had trouble getting into the book (could it be because I wasn't feeling well at the time?) but once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the fourth Department Q novel set in Denmark. There are three stories which come together in the end: the quirky trio of Carl, Assad and Rose investigate the disappearance of five people in 1978; Nete Hermansen seeks vengeance against a number of people who ruined her life; and Curt Wad works to legitimize a right-wing political party whose platform is based on an “aversion to homosexuality, . . . immigration, . . . and the propagation of poor genetic material” (119) and whose members actively promote “the separation of fetuses deemed not to be deserving of life from those that were” (120). Department Q investigates a cold case from twenty-five years earlier and Nete’s story is set in 1955 and the late 1970s, yet the author manages to create suspense. The reader soon learns who is responsible for the disappearances, but there is still a twist at the end that even astute readers will not foresee. As with the other novels in the series, the plot is complex; it would not be possible to reduce this to an hour-long television police procedural. Besides the three major stories, there are a number of subplots which are not resolved by the end. There are further complications in Carl’s chaotic personal life, and the case that sent Carl to Department Q resurfaces to discomfort him.The book also delves further in the backgrounds of Assad and Rose and develops further the relationships among the three investigators. Some explanation is provided for Rose’s occasionally bizarre behaviour and one cannot but admire her “keen powers of deduction” (177). Assad continues to demonstrate his “remarkable intuition [which has him being] talked about in police districts throughout the capital region” (337), and though much of his past remains hidden, Carl admits Assad is his “good friend” (452) and counts him and Rose among the “people he now knew he held more dear than he had ever thought possible” (494).Besides being entertaining, the book also provides some interesting information about Denmark’s past, specifically its treatment of women. The island of Sprogø features prominently; it was used for the containment of women deemed pathologically promiscuous, the main concern being unwanted pregnancies. That and the right-wing justification of coerced sexual sterilization in the service of eugenics should give readers pause to think about their own country’s past with regards to these issues. Anyone interested in an intelligent psychological crime thriller should consider this book, though I would recommend that the three previous books in the series be read first.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Jussi Adler-Olsen continues to deliver plenty of suspense, sarcasm and sinister crimes. This time the plot deals with some of the more embarrasing part of Danish history in the 1960’s with eugenics and forced sterilization. One of the victims - Nete - have only one thing in mind: Vengeance - and slowly we discover some horrible events in the past. Two main plotlines are cleverly intertwined and with some nice surprises at the end. At Department Q all is the same - or rather we have a more and more bevildered and confused detective Carl Mørk who tries to steer the sinking ship with two unruly passengers - the meddling secretary Rose, and the impulsive assistant Assad - and Carl Mørk have his own problems with an old case that continues to make trouble for him - I guess we will hear more of it in later novels.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Probably the best story about the Department Q so far. Exciting, interesting with a suprising end. Of course it's an old, unsolved mystery of serial disappearances starts the investigation but soon they discovering that a much more darker and dangerous lurking behind the case.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I have read and enjoyed the two previous books in the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen and was excited when I found that I was going to be able to read the next book in this series, THE PURITY OF VENGEANCE. The overall story is quite intriguing and I rather enjoyed that back and forth between incidents from the past and their impact on current events. I felt sorry for Nete and all that she had suffered in the past. The story of Curt Wad and his Purity Party ambitions were nicely tied into Nete's story, as well as a current cold case file being reviewed by Department Q. The suspense gradually built and eventually pulled me into the story, but there were difficulties. I always find it difficult to read a story that was originally written in a different language. There are subtle nuances to a foreign language that often don't make the translation. Add in the problem of British slang, such as "copper," and this problem becomes even more difficult. The story itself is a fantastic story but when I'm trying to pronounce foreign place and personal names and then have the additional hurdle of trying to understand and translate British slang... I had to set the story aside numerous times for these reasons as it simply became too frustrating to try and translate English to English. Did that distract from the story? Just a little. I also found the story and the action to be somewhat choppy at first as it would focus on one character in the past, move to the present and focus on a different character, move to another character in the present, and then possible switch back to the past. These types of jumps took a bit of getting used to since the story never seemed to stay with one or two characters but focus on several storylines at once. Yes they intersect at the end, but it meant keeping track of multiple storylines, past and present. Did I enjoy THE PURITY OF VENGEANCE? Yes, actually I did but regrettably not as much as the previous Department Q novels.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Life is hectic for Detective Carl Mørck: new evidence has emerged in the old case that sent Carl to Department Q; his cousin has made accusations which make Carl look like an accomplice in his uncle's murder; his girlfriend's daughter has taken an immediate dislike to him; everyone in the police headquarter has come down with an atrocious stomach-flu; and when a cold case about a missing woman appears at the department, it takes Assad and Rose, to Carl's consternation, only a short while to find a connection with four more missing people, a Magdalene home for wayward girls, and a white supremacy movement to purify Denmark.This is another gruesome installment in the series, but less explicitly gory than the others - this time the tension comes from the extremely uncomfortable subject matter. But, more importantly, the humor that went somewhat awry in the third book is back to its normal self in this one, and Assad and Rose are really shining, especially when they team up against Carl. We get a little bit more insight into Rose's life and some of her actions actually make sense, but Assad manages to get even more mysterious - I wonder if we'll ever find out who or what he really is. This may be my favorite installment yet, since even Carl gets to win a few of his battles and isn't as grouchy as he normally is, and the plot line is absolutely riveting with a bizarre, but not implausible twist at the end. I couldn't possibly recommend this series more than I already do to people who don't mind a little disturbing creepiness to go with their mystery.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Keine Steigerung im Vergleich zu den Vorgängern, aber solide geschrieben. Die Morde von Nete sind nordisch kühl beschrieben und das letzte Kapitel ist einer der Höhepunkte des Krimigenres.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    As with most translated Nordic mysteries I've read, The Purity of Vengeance has a good story, straightforward writing (due to translation, I assume), lots of introspection, and a nice conclusion. This is a good read with a twist or two at the end, and it's a worthwhile addition to the series.

    The Purity of Vengeance, though, is about 100 pages too long. There are several subplots that add length, a bit too much character development, and attempts at humor that are often cringe-worthy. I don't know if it's lost in translation or what, but the author tries to inject levity throughout the book, usually in Morck's dealings with his subordinates, and it just doesn't work. I get the feeling he's watched a lot of American TV and is attempting to show us aspects of his characters' personalities through their repartee', but it became a minor irritant, at least to me.

    I think the story itself, which does involve a large dose of vengeance for actions that took place over 50 years in the past, was sufficient to stand on its own. The field work, forensics, and investigative procedures seemed solid, and the flashing back and forth among events that occurred in three distinct periods (mid 50's, late 80s, and recently) was an effective approach. What seemed to be an old missing persons case turned into something much more complicated and far-reaching.

    I personally find it interesting to read these foreign procedurals, since the actions of the police are often so different from what one would read about in an American novel (someone breaks into an important policeman's home, tries to burn it down, doesn't succeed but the situation is met with sort of a shrug by the cops??). The legal processes and court systems are likewise different, which also affects how the police go about their jobs. Others in the genre (Larsson, Nesbo, Torquil MacLeod, Mankell, Indrioason) tend to be more descriptive of their respective locales, but Adler-Olsen doesn't get into that very much. That's too bad- I could take a little more of that and less of the minor sub-plots in The Purity of Vengeance. It's a good novel, though not Adler-Olsen's best in this series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the 4th Department Q book, and focussed on a set of linked disappearances from 1987, and the goings on of a sinister political party preaching eugenics. The police work was more to the fore than in books 2 and 3, and was more satisfying for that. We found out a few snippets more about grumpy Carl Morck's assistants, Rose and Assad; and trailing through the book is more about the story arc of how Carl and his colleagues came to be shot in a warehouse. This storyline does feel teased out a little too far though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Department Q of the Copenhagen Police Department is headed up by Carl Mørck, who is still stuck in the basement working cold case files with his two assistants: Assad and Rose. Mørck is a rough-around-the-edges investigator whose personality in part has resulted in his exile. Assad is still mysterious and funny. No one really knows where he lives and it seems that he may be residing at work. Rose's multiple personalities make her extremely difficult to work with.

    Rose has just found them a new cold case to work on involving the disappearance of several people on the same day in 1987. The link between the missing persons appears to be Nete Hermansen, an elderly woman with a disturbing past. Between 1923 and 1961, a number of women in Denmark who were deemed genetically inferior were institutionalized on an island called Sprogø. There they were subjected to forced abortions and sterilizations. Also connected to the investigation is a politician named Curt Wad, a retired physician turned politician who is reminiscent of Joseph Mengele. He's the head of the Purity Party and now on the verge of becoming a major force in Danish politics. Nete blames six people for the awful things she suffered in her life. In 1987 she wrote a letter to each of the six with a promise to make them wealthy. During the course of the investigation the reader will find out why.

    The best part of this series is the interaction between Carl and those around him, especially Assad. As in previous books in this series, we continue to explore Carl's personal life. And what a horror his personal life is. He's trying to keep from screwing up his relationship with Mona, his ex-therapist. His long-estranged wife finally wants a divorce, his loser stepson is still living with him, along with Hardy, Carl's paralyzed former partner, and lodger Morton (and now Morton's new boyfriend).

    As always Jussi Adler-Olsen delivers a great original mystery and I've enjoyed each and every one of them. This one took a little longer to get into and refers to events that happened in the first book of the series. I would recommend anyone interested in this series start with the first one: The Keeper of Lost Causes.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her—especially Curt Wad, a surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in the 1950s.More than twenty years later, Detective Carl Mørck already has plenty on his mind when he is presented with the case of a brothel owner, a woman named Rita, who went missing in the eighties: New evidence has emerged in the case that sent Carl to Department Q.But when Carl’s assistants, Assad and Rose, learn that numerous other people disappeared around the same weekend as Rita, Carl takes notice. Sifting through the evidence, they inch closer to Curt Wad, who is still committed to his twisted beliefs, and whose treatment of Nete only hints at his capacity for evil.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I received an ARC copy through Goodreads.
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    I would give it 3.75 stars.

    I wasn't sure what to expect when I first picked up this book. This is the first book of the series that I have read. It took a while for me to get into the full swing of things as each chapter jumped between the past and present events. I admit, I was skeptical as to the direction the two "separate" stories were leading me. The more I read, the more I got into the novel. I enjoyed reading the different perspectives of the various characters that played a hand in Nete, Curt and Carl's lives.

    The twist ending was totally unexpected and shocking, which totally takes this novel in a whole different direction. The whole concept of revenge after decades does raise a lot of questions... is it really worthwhile and what are the consequences? Sure, Nete deserves justice for everything that has happened to her, however she herself isn't exactly blameless in a sense either. So is her form of justice justified? To me it depends how you interpret her account of events that lead to her hard teenage life.

    The mysterious background of Assad and the framing of Carl from a cold case really has me intrigued and curious to see find out more about them in the next book.

    Would like to see some further development of some secondary characters and insights into Curt, who I find somewhat fascinating and repulsive at the same time. Since Curt plays such an important in society and Nete's life, I want to know more about him.

    Overall, an interesting read with decent amount of mystery behind it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I think this is his best book yet. I don't give five stars very often.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    AUTHOR: Jussi Adler-OlsenTITLE: The Purity of Vengeance DATE READ: 11/27/15RATING: 4.5/B+GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Crime Fiction/2013/Dutton/500 pgs SERIES/STAND-ALONE: #4 in Dept Q seriesCHARACTERS AUTHOR: Detective Carl MorckTIME/PLACE Present, DenmarkFIRST LINES Carl had heard about the nioght's incident over the police radio on his way in from his house in Allered. COMMENTS: The fourth entry in the Dept Q series focuses on Eugenics. Going back to the 50's when a then young Dr. Curt Wad is performing abortions and sterilizations on women he deems unworthy of enhancing the population. Dr. Wad now in his 80's may no longer be active in surgery but is a strong proponent of the Purity Party -- of which he laid the groundwork in his younger days by eliminating and cleansing Denmark of "inferiors". One of his victims (patients) from earlier days crosses paths w/ him later and seeks vengeance.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Danish detective, Carl Morck, heads the Department Q cold case squad, along with his ragtag squad with the mysterious Syrian Assad and whacky Rose. In thsir investigation, they learn of the systematic incarceration and forced sterilization of 'troubled' girls and women, fortunately since discontinued. Does this have anything to do with multiple disappearances in the late '80's? And how might an evil doctor, now heading the ethnically superior Purity Party, be connected? A good fast read. Adler-Olsen is really hitting his stride in this series.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Back again with Department Q. Things have advanced a bit, some of which I've missed because this is book 4 and I've not read book 3, but the characters continue to be interesting and real, and the plot with enough twists and turns to keep me happy. And what's going on with Assad? There was a final twist which I definitely did't see coming.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    The characters were too oblique for my taste.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    4.5 stars

    Just gets better & better

    There is a list I keep of authors whose books I wait for & pick up without a second thought. Jussi Adler-Olsen is on it & I'm sorely tempted to learn Danish just so I can read them faster.
    This is another great instalment to the series. But if you're new to this author, start at the beginning. Like Ian Rankin's "John Rebus" or Jo Nesbo's "Harry Hole", each novel builds on the returning characters & their histories, creating a richer experience for faithful fans.
    Once again we find the gang in Department Q juggling cold cases. There's never a shortage and as usual, Assad & Rose are more enthusiastic about getting started than Carl.
    Carl has a lot on his mind. An old colleague is trying to rope him into looking at an assault on his sister, new clues have been found in one of Carl's previous cases, his paralyzed friend Hardy has recovered some startling memories & his estranged wife suddenly wants a divorce. But when Rose begins to tell the tale of a missing madam from 23 years ago, he can't help but be intrigued.
    Back then, several people went missing from Copenhagen over the period of a few days: escort agency owner Rita Neilson, itinerant fisherman Viggo Mogensen, auxiliary nurse Gitte Charles, recluse Tag Hermansen & lawyer Philip Norvig. No traces were ever found. Coincidence or is there a common thread?
    While investigating, Carl & Assad cross paths with Curt Wad. He's a retired physician, now fronting the Purity Party. A radical right wing group with a chilling (hidden) agenda, they are this close to becoming a legitimate political party. But most Danes are not aware the party's platform is based on eugenics. Their powerful members have arranged abortions & sterilization of women deemed unsuitable for decades. As the story progresses, a horrific history unfolds, revealing the network of lawyers, nurses, judges, police officers & doctors who select candidates to be committed to asylums or "care' homes prior to medical procedures done without consent. Anyone asking questions is quietly discouraged by one of the party's field agents.
    The plot is extremely complex with hidden ties & secrets between a large group who first met in the 1950-60's. In alternating chapters, we learn what happened to Rita, Nete (a woman with a heartbreaking story pivotal to the plot) & the others. Their histories are at times sad, terrifying & oddly hopeful but always compelling. Wad's character makes the blood run cold as we read about a life spent dealing with "inferior" people, inviting comparison with another supporter of such atrocities.
    Assad in particular is affected by the case, giving us a glimpse of his shadowy past before he came to work with Carl. And Rose....well, with her issues, no doubt she would have been what Wad called a "suitable candidate" for correction.
    There are many returning peripheral characters that provide side stories but at its' heart is our trio of intrepid misfits. With each book, you can't help but get more attached to them. These are well written, fully realized people you care about as they navigate their personal & professional lives. The dialogue is sharp & often heated but infused with wry humour. Carl is perpetually cranky (except when he's with the lovely Mona), Rose is smart & increasingly bossy and Assad frequently provides comic relief with his continued mangling of the Danish language.
    As the book rushes to a tense conclusion, none of them will escape uninjured. The author does a great job of doling out clues to the reader, distracting us with red herrings as we try to piece it all together. Even in the last few pages, there is a clever twist I can honestly say I never saw coming.
    Like the two well known series listed at the beginning, this one has it all. So if you're partial to smart, intricately plotted police procedurals with original & compelling characters, look no further.