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    El efecto Marcus: (Los casos del Departamento Q 5)

    By Jussi Adler-Olsen

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    Quinta entrega de la serie Los casos del Departamento Q.Vuelve Carl Mørck, el policía más carismático de la literatura escandinava. En esta nueva entrega de la serie, el equipo Departamento Q lo da todo.Marcus solo tiene quince años, pero no ha tenido infancia. Pertenece a una banda cuyo violento líder, Zola, obliga a sus miembros a robar y a cometer otros actos criminales. Cuando amenaza con mutilarlo para que dé más pena, Marcus huye. Pero antes descubre el cadáver de un hombre cerca del escondite de Zola. Más tarde, Marcus averigua que el muerto era William Stark, responsable de un proyecto de ayudas al desarrollo en Camerún, y se convierte así en un peligro tanto para Zola, que ejecutó el asesinato, como para quienes se lo encargaron, personas poderosas que desviaron los fondos del proyecto. La investigación arrastrará a Carl, Assad, Rose y Gordon, el nuevo miembro del Departamento Q, a una ciénaga de corrupción y crímenes en el mundo de la política y la economía, cuyos tentáculos llegan hasta la selva africana.
    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherMaeva Ediciones
    Release dateMar 13, 2015
    ISBN9788416363032
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    El efecto Marcus: (Los casos del Departamento Q 5)
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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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    • 5/5
      Loved this one... Carl is like a Danish Detective Columbo.
    • 5/5
      Unbelievable how Department Q books just keeps getting better and better! With a very sympathetic protagonist, a fifteen year old escapee from a gang of thieves, even Carl Morck's cold cold heart melts a bit. Assad and Hardy continue their recovery and there's a way twisted plot originating in Cameroon. In each book, the author's deep dives into the Danish psyche reveal more about the people and their attitudes towards the immigrants who are reshaping their country. As usual, there's plenty of humor, Morck's bumbling efforts with women, and even a new Dept Q colleague. Don't start here - begin properly at the beginning with The Keeper Of Lost Causes. This is my favorite so far.
    • 4/5
      The Department-Q solving an old crime again of course but for me the most interesting isn't the investigation itself but inspector Carl, his aides and their life and fate.
    • 4/5
      A young man is forced to flee when he finds out that the oppressive clan leader who runs his "family" has killed a man; Carl, Assad, and Rose get wind of an embezzlement case that has a man missing; and it seems the financial institutions of Denmark are shadier than anyone could have imagined. Adler-Olsen does know how to weave a complex story-line, but in this installment, he may have tried to squeeze in a few too many into the same story. It is obvious that Adler-Olsen is extremely passionate about the issues he's trying to cast light upon, but it does get somewhat confusing at times and the various twists could have used a few more explanations. What does make up for it are the absolutely amazing characters that are so odd and grouchy and hilarious that you can't help but love them. Poor Carl gets to compare his coworkers with kindergarteners high on sugar, wish they came with subtitles, and try to decipher the many camel-related idioms that he is bombarded with. Such a great team to spend time with - can't wait to do it over again! For those of you who follow the series, we also get a tiny (but exciting) step closer to finding out Assad's true background.
    • 4/5
      Tolles Buch, das durchgängig gut geschrieben und spannend ist. Sehr empfehlenwert !
    • 5/5
      THE MARCO EFFECT (2014) by Jussi Adler-Olsen is the fifth of his Department Q novels. Dept. Q is the Copenhagen police’s cold case section. Each of the previous outings has developed the characters of Carl, Rose and Assad, but this time Rose and Assad start to really begin to open up, so kudos there.There is some banking shenanigans going on which entangle people in Cameroon as well as Danish government personnel, and of course shady bankers. When one person gets too nosy, he must be bumped off and so the plot thickens.Marco is a young Gypsy boy and is part of a troupe of beggars plaguing the city. His uncle Zola leads the band. When Marco discovers Zola may have killed the banker, and is planning to increase Marco’s earning potential by having him maimed, he has to run. What follows is a series of pursuits and escapes with Marco trying to do the right thing. When he manages to get Department Q interested in a missing person flyer, the story shapes into a race against time.Adler-Olsen has constructed a series of fine tales and this one fits the form rightly. The story is complex upon its opening, drawing the reader into a labyrinth of evil. The characters, especially Carl’s assistants, grow with each story but herein we discover a lot about Assad we didn’t yet know. Rose’s past growth broadens here also.I would go back and start with the first tale because the main characters are worth getting to know in the long term, and each story is a wonderful stand alone in it’s own right.
    • 2/5
      I've thoroughly enjoyed Adler-Olsen's previous books in the Department Q series, but this is a step back. The plot was a bit difficult to follow, though not terribly so, but the biggest problem with the Marco Effect is that it's TOO LONG by a couple hundred pages. The writing is adequate and the story lines are closed off satisfactorily (eventually), but there's way too much repetition involved in describing Marco's movements. A much stronger editor would have been very helpful.

      I also get the feeling that the author is still struggling to define his characters and his creative approach to the series. For example, the malapropisms that Assad would occasionally utter in his earlier novels were so commonplace in The Marco Effect that they became a bit irritating. Likewise with the camel analogies... If Adler-Olsen wants to become the Danish Robert Crais, he needs to go 'all in' with that style. Introducing too many silly attempts at word play in the course of what ought to be a serious procedural novel doesn't work.

      This wasn't a bad book, per se, but the payoff of slogging through the padding just wasn't there. Hopefully this was just a temporary step back and Jussi Adler-Olsen will return to form.
    • 5/5
      This novel raises a number of interesting modern issues including corruption and fraud among agencies delivering international aid to third world countries; organised crime in cities like Copenhagen targetting tourists; and the relationship in police departments between those who deal with current and cold cases.In BURIED current cases and unsolved crimes overlap, and there are those who think Department Q is over-resourced and needs watching. The staff of Department Q are certainly odd, at times presenting an impression of dysfunctionality, but their talents are varied and they each have their own areas of expertise and complement each other well. Carl Morck tries desperately to keep them under control.
    • 4/5
      A teenaged boy on the run propels Detective Carl Mørck into Department Q’s most sinister case yet Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson longs to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. Unfortunately, his Uncle Zola forces the children of their former gypsy clan to beg and steal for his personal gain. When Marco discovers a dead body that proves the true extent of Zola’s criminal activities, he goes on the run. But it turns out his family members aren’t the only ones who want to keep Marco silent … forever. Detective Carl Mørck wants to save the boy, but Marco’s trail leads him to a case that extends from Denmark to Africa, from embezzlers to child soldiers, from seemingly petty crime rings to the very darkest of cover-ups.
    • 4/5
      Carl Mørck, the head of Department Q has a whole new set of problems. His nemesis, Lars Bjørn, is his new boss and has saddled him with an annoying assistant whose role is to oversee the budget. His recent breakup with love interest Mona has robbed him of his ability to concentrate. His quirky assistants, Assad and Rose, have picked up a missing persons case involving William Stark, a civil servant who, while on a fact-finding mission in Africa, abruptly returned to Copenhagen early and mysteriously disappeared. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants go to school like a normal teenager. His uncle Zola rules a former gypsy clan with an iron fist where he forces the children of the clan to beg and steal for him. When Marco discovers a dead body, proving the true extent of Zola's criminal activities, he is confronted by the gang and just barely manages to escape. As Carl becomes more involved in the search for the missing teen he is determined to solve the mystery and save the boy. Carl's actions propel the trio into a case that extends from Denmark to Africa and from embezzlers to African child soldiers.

      I love the Department Q misfits and their wild adventures. That being said, this one left me with a sense of disappointment. The plot was convoluted and Marco's actions were fairly unbelievable. The book is divided into short chapters which focus on one character or story-line and it did make the plot a bit more understandable. It took quite a long time to finally merge the Marco story and the Department Q story together. Once that happened it became a much better book.

      I love this series but this, in my opinion, is the weakest one. However, even a mediocre Department Q novel is better than many others of the genre. I'm still a huge fan and will put the next one on pre-order as soon as it's available.
    • 4/5
      We are all now aware of the Butterfly Effect: the chaos theory that the flap of a butterfly's wings in South America, through a series of tiny actions and interconnection, could affect the weather in Central Park. So, too, the decision of Marco, a 15 year old illegal immigrant, to leave his clan of thieving gypsies will have far reaching effects. The ripples extend from Denmark to Africa and even South America, and from the lowly street people to the highest echelons of finance and government. Soon many forces are arrayed to kill little Marco. Police Department Q, led by Carl Morck, while searching for a missing low level diplomat is drawn into the ever widening circle. We know the bad guys pretty early on. The suspense lies in whether Morck can make all the necessary connections -- before Marco is brought down. I've been reading the series out of order. I have 't found it an issue. However, one learns a bit more about characters -- especially Assad -- unrevealed in earlier books in the series.
    • 4/5
      Jussi Adler-Olsen has created a cast of characters who I enjoy following though the bizarre situations in which he throws them. Yet another thoughtful, twisty mystery that made for a good vacation read. Good series.
    • 5/5
      A superb Department Q book. The characters are complex with secrets that make them interesting and mysterious at the same time. Somehow they work well together and always get their man or woman. A great series.
    • 4/5
      This fifth Department Q mystery is a tale of thievery, blackmail, enslavement, corruption, extortion, and murder. Marco Jameson is a teenage beggar who decides to flee from his Uncle Zola’s clan when he discovers the extent to which his relative, a modern-day Fagin, will go to increase the amount of money his gang of beggars and pickpockets brings home each day. While escaping, he inadvertently discovers that Zola was involved in a murder. Marco wants to see Zola punished, but he fears the police because he has no legal documentation. In the meantime, Detective Carl Mørck decides to resurrect a missing person case, an investigation that uncovers a complicated banking scam disguised as foreign aid from the government department for which the missing man worked. Obviously, Marco and Carl’s paths eventually cross and interesting connections develop.The plot is rather convoluted, especially in terms of the banking scam which involves a number of people all of whom try to ensure the cover-up of the crime. The villains are known to the reader throughout so the suspense lies in how Marco will be able to escape Zola’s clutches and how Carl will be able to unravel the intricacies of the missing person/bank scam case which keeps expanding and even ensnares Marco. Carl remains the same cantankerous guy as shown in the previous books. He cannot refrain from telling others what he really thinks, except when it comes to women. With them he is totally inept at maintaining relationships. His assistants, Assad and Rose, are as quirky as ever and they are joined by a law student assigned to them who may prove to be as interesting.As expected with this series, there are many touches of humour. Much of the comic relief comes from Assad’s camel-themed axioms: “’You know, when a camel farts there can be two reasons . . . . Either they have eaten too much grass or else it’s just to hear some music beneath the desert sun’” (142) and “’Don’t you know what happens when you give a camel a slap on the backside, Carl? It begins to run and stretch its neck toward where it thinks its goal is. Almost as if having a long neck in itself could make it arrive faster’”’ (246).There are also observations about Danish society, usually made by Marco, the outsider: “The Dane was at his kindest and most attentive when he was in familiar surroundings with people of the same ilk” (99) and “Danes simply adored spending money, so anything that was more than a few years old quickly became worthless” (195). There are a couple of problems with the book. One is that Marco succeeds at escaping pursuers too often. He has several groups of people looking for him, yet he manages to evade all of them. It is established early on that he has street smarts, but the number of times he outwits his hunters makes him come across as a superhero. Another weakness is Carl and Marco’s reactions to women. When they see an attractive woman, they seem to fall in love almost immediately. Marco sees a young woman and feels “inexpressible tenderness”: “He wanted to remember [her features] for having just made him feel so warm inside. Even the sound of her voice moved him” (194-195). Carl meets a librarian with “the kind of scent that put every gland in his body on the alert” and “That was when Carl lost all interest in police work” (275 -276).This book is not great literature, but it is a good police procedural. Its interesting characters who are more developed with each book keep bringing me back to the series.
    • 5/5
      I stumbled upon the first book in the Department Q series back in 2011 and immediately became a devoted fan of Jussi Adler-Olsen. The fourth in this series is The Marco Effect, newly released in North America. Detective Carl Morck heads up Department Q in the Copenhagen Police Dept. It's a rather small department with only three employees - Carl, Rose and Assad (who started off as the cleaner). Although Dept. Q usually tackles cold cases, Rose and Assad decide the team should tackle a missing persons case. And that investigation leads them to start looking for a young man named Marco. Marco is on the run - not just from the cops, but from his Uncle Zola - the leader of a gypsy gang. Marco knows about that missing person. I love this series! Carl is wonderfully cantankerous, but is incredibly tenacious, determined to find answers. Rose is mercurial and combative, but brilliant. Assad. Well, Assad is a mystery. Over the last three books, hints have been dropped and sly references made about Assad's past. In The Marco Effect, even more is revealed. But the man is still a mystery. The three combine to make an effective if eclectic team. Although the upstairs bosses have decided that Carl's team could use another member.The bickering between Carl and Assad is humourous and Assad's camel analogies were priceless. The secondary storyline of Carl's personal life at home is just as addicting. He shares a home with his stepson, his paraplegic ex-partner, the ex-partner's physiotherapist and the physiotherapist's partner. And Carl is hoping that his relationship with his therapist can step outside the office. This rich secondary plotline absolutely rounds out Carl's character. And let's not forget the case! Adler-Olsen is wonderfully inventive when it comes to crime. This one is far flung, reaching from Africa to Denmark. Marco is also given a voice in this book. We are privy to his thoughts as he's on the run, desperate and afraid. The Marco Effect was another great read from Adler-Olsen.
    • 5/5
      One of the best so far in this series about the beleaguered Carl Morck and his co-horts down in the basement of police headquarters, handling cold cases under the title of Department Q. After discovering a dead body, young Marco is on the run, fleeing the gypsy like family that raised him, leader Zola's dealings starting to show some cracks. Adler-Olsen always manages to weave the past with the present so seamlessly and here, they collide rather quickly, as Marco interacts with Morck, Assad and Rose early in the story. With the story lines ranging from Africa to the streets of Copenhagen, this is a fast paced read, with Marco definitely having an effect on a lot of the events. Once again, I am intrigued with the tidbits we learn about Morck's co-workers, Assad in particular. A little less psychologically unsettling than other titles in the series, it may be a good place to begin if you are new to Department Q.
    • 5/5
      The Marco Effect is the fifth in a crime series centered around “Department Q,” a Copenhagen police homicide division handling cold cases.Carl Mørck is head of Department Q in name, but the cases actually get selected and moved along by Carl’s two assistants, the mysterious and very funny Assad, and Carl's so-much-more than a secretary Rose. Interactions among the three of them are usually the highlight of the books, but this one excels in the crime portions as well. Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson lives with a cult/clan for which he is expected to fulfill a quota of pickpocketing every day. Marco wants a “normal” life; he wants to study, excel, and earn a legitimate wage. However, none of the kids have the freedom to leave, much less register any complaints. But when Marco discovers the body of a man presumably killed by his “family,” he knows it is time to escape - if he can.Marco's situation becomes an important thread of this surprising and clever story that begins in Africa and focuses on the very topical subject of the bank failures that rocked the economic world in 2008.Discussion: We both read this book and had almost identical reactions. First of all, we both loved it - it is a rip-roaring crime adventure - tense, full of narrow escapes, outstanding characters, and humorous interludes. In fact, of all of the Department Q books published so far, we both consider this to be Adler-Olsen’s best.We also both agreed that while the author did not do so well in making this book a “standalone,” that didn’t matter to either of us; we are big fans of the Detective Carl Mørck series and have been reading them as soon as they are produced. Evaluation: This thriller will not disappoint fans of the series!
    • 4/5
      I don’t know if reading one of the first 4 books in the series would have made a difference but I found the main character Carl (a detective in the police department) to be an unapologetic asshole. He’s obnoxious, self-absorbed, opinionated, belittling and condescending. He’s supposed to be this great detective that solves cold cases. All I saw was a jerk who happened to have spotted and retained two very good assistants.Now getting into the story, it’s primarily about Marco Jameson, a teenager living a life of hell under Zola, the head of the ‘family’ and de facto crime lord and dictator. The children steal and beg. Everyone is used in some capacity and all obey Zola or pay a heavy price, usually in beatings. Marco is different, he’s bright and inquisitive, he’s taught himself how to read and he spends all his spare time reading, learning and becoming more unhappy with his predicament as the days go by. One night he over hears a plan for his future that scares him and he runs away. Discovering the proof of a terrible crime in the process.The piece Marco discovers is a small but important one dealing with a large international con bilking the Danish government out of 250M Kroner disguised as foreign aid to the Congo. It’s a lot of money and people stealing that kind of money can pay others to bury evidence and witnesses. All of a sudden Marco is a very important asset to find and neutralize, not just capture and punish.The Marco story was excellent and kept me reading this book to the end. If I didn’t have such a terrible dislike for Carl from the beginning this book would likely have made it to 4.5 stars. There was a lot of things going on in this book so there was never a dull moment and there were a couple very good twists that kept things exciting. The writing was done well, so that sometimes you wanted some of the bad guys to survive even when you wanted them caught and punished. Though a couple only ever had one ending that would suffice.
    • 5/5
      Curmudgeonly detective Carl Mørck runs his Department Q - closed cases only - in his own way. His assistant Assad, is a Middle Easterner with lots of secrets, some that keep Carl up at night. And his other assistant Rose, has her own problems, one of which is telling Carl off whenever she thinks he needs it. This out of his squad finds them looking into a missing persons case, with ties to Africa. Meanwhile, a young boy, Marco, is forced to flee when his thieving clan decides he needs to have his legs broken to make him a better beggar. How exactly these two cases fit together leads Carl, Assad and Rose into a world filled with both the down and out and the filthy rich.Adler-Olsen creates wonderfully complex and intriguing characters, all of whom have depth and breadth. His plots are intricate and told with just enough humor to alleviate the meanness and venality he uncovers.I received this book through Peguin First Reads for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      The story was interesting and engaging.

      This is a return to Department Q for me. I liked the first book. The second was too violent for me. Then in the third book, there was a new translator and it seemed that characters, personalities all changed and for the worse.

      I tried this one as reviews were positive and I agree. It seems that the personalities established in the first book are back.