This is the genesis of department Q. Mildly funny and definitely interesting with twists and turns. Worth reading !!
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Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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2026 Reading Goal
64% complete! François has read 67 of 104 books.
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François finished reading The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #1)
Carl Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of …
François finished reading A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder, #8)
The streets of New York are never safe, but the release of James Leo Motley, …
Honest, no more. If you have nothing else to read...
François started reading The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q, #1)
Carl Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of …
François started reading A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder, #8)
A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder, #8)
The streets of New York are never safe, but the release of James Leo Motley, a psychopath who went down …
François finished reading Might As Well Be Dead (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very …
Nice and easy reading for holidays
François started reading Might As Well Be Dead (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
Might As Well Be Dead (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants …
François finished reading Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
Terry McCaleb, the retired FBI agent who starred in the bestseller "Blood Work," is asked …
Very interesting story in the story -nice
François started reading Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
Terry McCaleb, the retired FBI agent who starred in the bestseller "Blood Work," is asked by the LAPD to help …
François finished reading Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
Harry Bosch finds himself yet again in charge of a case that no one else …
Nice and full of twists.
François started reading Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
Harry Bosch finds himself yet again in charge of a case that no one else will touch. This time his …
François finished reading Ceremony by Robert B. Parker
The book opens with Spenser and Susan Silverman talking with the Kyles about their missing …
Not bad but not sure where it got the title from???
François started reading Ceremony by Robert B. Parker
Ceremony by Robert B. Parker
The book opens with Spenser and Susan Silverman talking with the Kyles about their missing daughter, April. Mr. Kyle apparently …
François finished reading A Savage Place by Robert B. Parker
TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all …
Not as funny as the other ones but still enjoyable.
François started reading A Savage Place by Robert B. Parker
A Savage Place by Robert B. Parker
TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all the way to heaven. She …