![]() ![]() The team: Ulf "the Wolf" Varg, the top dog, thoughtful and diligent Anna Bengsdotter, who's in love with Varg's car (and possibly Varg too) Carl Holgersson, who likes nothing more than filling out paperwork and Erik Nykvist, who is deeply committed to fly fishing. No case is too unusual, too complicated, or too, well insignificant for this squad to solve. But how on earth do you search for someone who doesn't exist? And in the final investigation: eerie secrets that are revealed under a full moon may not seem so supernatural in the light of day. Who would perpetrate such a crime and why? Next: a young woman's imaginary boyfriend goes missing. The first case: the small matter of a man stabbed in the back of the knee. Equal parts hilarious and heartening, The Department of Sensitive Crimes is a tour de farce from a literary master"-īook Synopsis NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult, in Malmö, the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. Using his renowned wit and warmth, Alexander McCall Smith brings a unique perspective on Scandinavian crime. And, in the final investigation, Varg must determine whether nocturnal visitations at a local spa have a supernatural element. Next, a young woman's imaginary boyfriend goes missing. First, the detectives investigate how and why a local business owner was stabbed. Along with an opinionated local police officer named Blomquist, the Department of Sensitive Crimes takes on three extremely strange cases. Finally, there's Erik Nykvist, who peppers conversations with anecdotes about fly fishing. or at least for his car, and Carl Holgersson, first to arrive in the morning and last to leave, who would never read his colleagues' personal correspondence-unless it could help solve a crime, of course. Then there are detectives Anna Bengsdotter, who keeps her relationship with Varg professional even as she realizes she's developing feelings for him. The lead detective, Ulf Varg, prioritizes his cases above even his dog's mental health. About the Book "The detectives who work in Malmo Police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously. ![]()
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