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Borkmann's point : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery
Nesser, Hakan
Adult Fiction NESSER
From Publishers' Weekly:
International bestseller Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this classy and rewarding whodunit, which won the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize for Best Novel in 1994. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, a veteran of 30 years of police work who appreciates fine food and drink, reluctantly cuts short his vacation to help the police chief of the remote town of Kaalbringen and his small crew investigate two ax murders. When the killer claims a third victim and the town's best police investigator disappears without a trace, Van Veeteren, who has left only one case unsolved in his long career, intensifies his hunt. The contemplative inspector believes that in every case a point is reached where enough information has been gathered to solve the crime with "nothing more than some decent thinking." The trick is knowing when that point is reached. Thompson's smooth translation makes this worthy mystery readily accessible to American readers. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
The second murder in two months by the Axman--who kills with a single blow to the back of his victims neck, nearly severing the head--brings intuitive Chief Inspector Van Veeteren from his seaside holiday to Kaalbringen, Sweden, where about-to-retire Chief of Police Bausen welcomes his help. When theres a third murder less than two weeks later, police are no closer to solving the crimes. Then policewoman Beate Moerk, who has a bizarre idea about the killer, disÂÂappears, perhaps to become the Axmans fourth victim. With the introspective Van Veeteren at its core, this is a stylish, atmospheric police procedural, dealing with issues of evil and retribution and comparing life to a chess game. Nesser received the Swedish Academy of Detections best novel award in 1994 for this book, which is exceptional for its elegance of prose and plot. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Nesser, Hakan
Adult Fiction NESSER
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From Publishers' Weekly:
International bestseller Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this classy and rewarding whodunit, which won the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize for Best Novel in 1994. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, a veteran of 30 years of police work who appreciates fine food and drink, reluctantly cuts short his vacation to help the police chief of the remote town of Kaalbringen and his small crew investigate two ax murders. When the killer claims a third victim and the town's best police investigator disappears without a trace, Van Veeteren, who has left only one case unsolved in his long career, intensifies his hunt. The contemplative inspector believes that in every case a point is reached where enough information has been gathered to solve the crime with "nothing more than some decent thinking." The trick is knowing when that point is reached. Thompson's smooth translation makes this worthy mystery readily accessible to American readers. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
The second murder in two months by the Axman--who kills with a single blow to the back of his victims neck, nearly severing the head--brings intuitive Chief Inspector Van Veeteren from his seaside holiday to Kaalbringen, Sweden, where about-to-retire Chief of Police Bausen welcomes his help. When theres a third murder less than two weeks later, police are no closer to solving the crimes. Then policewoman Beate Moerk, who has a bizarre idea about the killer, disÂÂappears, perhaps to become the Axmans fourth victim. With the introspective Van Veeteren at its core, this is a stylish, atmospheric police procedural, dealing with issues of evil and retribution and comparing life to a chess game. Nesser received the Swedish Academy of Detections best novel award in 1994 for this book, which is exceptional for its elegance of prose and plot. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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