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The Marco Effect: A Department Q Novel Audiobook
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New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with an astonishing and sinister case for Department Q
All fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants is to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. But his uncle Zola rules his former gypsy clan with an iron fist. Revered as a god and feared as a devil, Zola forces the children of the clan to beg and steal for his personal gain. When Marco discovers a dead body—proving the true extent of Zola’s criminal activities—he goes on the run. But his family members aren’t the only ones who’ll go to any lengths to keep Marco silent . . . forever.
Meanwhile, the last thing Detective Carl Mørck needs is for his assistants, Assad and Rose, to pick up a missing persons case on a whim: Carl’s nemesis is his new boss, and he’s saddled Department Q with an unwelcome addition. But when they learn that a mysterious teen named Marco may have as much insight into the case as he has fear of the police, Carl 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, from embezzlers to child soldiers, from seemingly petty crime rings to the very darkest of cover-ups.
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“Graeme Malcolm’s mature,comfortable British voice suits the world of Danish policeman Carl Mørck as hebattles authority and life in general as head of Dept Q cold cases. Malcolm isalso believable as Carl’s two disparate assistants, a Muslim immigrant namedAssad and a Goth named Rose. The story is well plotted as it weaves thefinancial fraud of an African aid project with the plight of Marco, a gypsy boywho is forced to pickpocket for a modern-day Fagin. After a slow build, thetwists and turns are constant. Malcolm’s characterizations never slip, eventhough he must juggle Congolese boy soldiers, gypsies, and Eastern Europeans,as well as Danes. Although this is the fifth in the Department Q series, it canbe listened to and enjoyed by those new to the series.”
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“A tense, pleasurable read.”
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“Once again, Adler-Olsen vividly portrays a country and its people with a compassionate and often humorous eye. Grade: A.”
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“If you like the dark humor, wisecracking, and layered betrayals of Raymond Chandler, then read Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series.”
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“This series goes from triumph to triumph…This is the best book I’ve read in 2014 so far. Highly recommended.”
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“Jussi Adler-Olsen has written a tense, riveting, suspenseful, and quirky novel…The Marco Effect is, simply put, a gem.”
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“Engrossing.”
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“Adler-Olsen, Denmark’s bestselling author, has a way with multiple plotlines that eventually converge…The Marco Effect works, because Marco is a compelling hero, the villains are truly odious, and Mørck and his quirky, savvy subordinates ultimately carry the day.”
— Booklist
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About Jussi Adler-Olsen
Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark’s #1 crime writer. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than sixteen million copies around the world. His many prestigious Nordic crime-writing awards include the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Peter Høeg.
About Graeme Malcolm
Graeme Malcolm was an actor and winning audiobook narrator who earned twelve AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has performed on Broadway as Pharaoh in Aida and as Sir Edward Ramsay in The King and I. His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). His film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.