Again very good. We learn more about Assad's background, and Rose...
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64% complete! François has read 67 of 104 books.
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François started reading The hanging girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen (The Department Q series -- [6])

The hanging girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen (The Department Q series -- [6])
In the middle of a hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Morck, head of Department Q, …
François finished reading The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #5)
François started reading The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #5)

The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #5)
Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson longs to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. Unfortunately, his Uncle …
François finished reading The purity of vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q novel, #4)
Another most excellent book in the department Q series. This series is very enjoyable - warning tho: better read them in sequence, because if every book can stand alone, there is also several background story about the protagonists that are better read in sequence.
François started reading The purity of vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q novel, #4)

The purity of vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q novel, #4)
In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon …
François finished reading A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #3)
François finished reading The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone (Kate Moore, #2)
The book isn't bad BUT: unfortunately, it hinges on the previous one, the plot of which is quoted heavily. So if you plan to read them, read them in sequence !!! There is no point or incentive for me to read the previous one now, as I know all the details of the plot.
The book isn't bad BUT: unfortunately, it hinges on the previous one, the plot of which is quoted heavily. So if you plan to read them, read them in sequence !!! There is no point or incentive for me to read the previous one now, as I know all the details of the plot.
François started reading The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone (Kate Moore, #2)

The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone (Kate Moore, #2)
American expat Kate Moore drops her kids at the international school, makes her shopping rounds, and meets her husband Dexter …
François finished reading Recoil by Jim Thompson (Vintage Crime)
François started reading Recoil by Jim Thompson (Vintage Crime)

Recoil by Jim Thompson (Vintage Crime)
Pat Cosgrove was a convict in the state's vilest prison, and Doc Luther gave him his freedom. Cosgrove had never …
François finished reading Le Prisonnier by Thomas M. Disch
François started reading Le Prisonnier by Thomas M. Disch

Le Prisonnier by Thomas M. Disch
— Où suis-je ? — Au village. — Qu'est-ce que vous voulez ? — Des renseignements. — Dans quel camp …
François finished reading Pianos and Flowers by Alexander McCall Smith

Pianos and Flowers by Alexander McCall Smith
In Pianos and Flowers we are invited, through the medium of sepia images, to glimpse a world long departed. In …










