
The Absent One
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Steven Pacey
In The Keeper of Lost Causes, Jussi Adler-Olsen introduced Detective Carl Mørck, a deeply flawed, brilliant detective newly assigned to run Department Q, the home of Copenhagen’s coldest cases. The result wasn’t what Mørck - or readers - expected, but by the opening of Adler-Olsen’s shocking, fast-paced follow-up, Mørck is satisfied with the notion of picking up long-cold leads. So he’s naturally intrigued when a closed case lands on his desk: A brother and sister were brutally murdered two decades earlier, and one of the suspects - part of a group of privileged boarding-school students - confessed and was convicted.
But once Mørck reopens the files, it becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Looking into the supposedly solved case leads him to Kimmie, a woman living on the streets, stealing to survive. Kimmie has mastered evading the police, but now they aren’t the only ones looking for her. Because Kimmie has secrets that certain influential individuals would kill to keep buried... as well as one of her own that could turn everything on its head.
Every bit as pulse-pounding as the book that launched the series, The Absent One delivers further proof that Jussi Adler-Olsen is one of the world's premier thriller writers.
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Would you listen to The Absent One again? Why?
Yes! Steven Pacey does a great job of bringing to life the world of Department Q.Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The plot is smart and twisted and brought to life by quirky and complex characters.Have you listened to any of Steven Pacey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is my first Steven Pacey book.Any additional comments?
Erik Davies read the first book in this series, Keeper of Lost Causes. It was an adjustment to switch to Steven Pacey, but he did the book justice. I think you really have to read the first book to truly appreciate the second one.Great story done justice by a great reader
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The narrator was good, except perhaps some of the female characters. However, an English narrator with occasional Scotch accents felt all wrong for this Scandinavian thriller.
Not as good as the first.
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My first Department Q, but not my last
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What did you love best about The Absent One?
Well-crafted, never boring. You don't have to wait for the good parts.Have you listened to any of Steven Pacey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Excellent narrator. I will look for him again.Very, very good!!!
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Better than the 1st book!
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Realizing I had listened to this book once I tried to find it in my library but couldn’t find it. So I listened again. For me the reader makes or breaks a story. This reader didn’t apply the humor nearly as well as the last reader. This reader called Assaud “Ass-ad” and was annoying. The book itself was good and I like the author’s characters. Their personality’s have been developed well and are consistent. I like this series a lot.
Good book, Ok reader
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Awesome book
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Would you listen to The Absent One again? Why?
Probably not, but I don't do that with any book, I would, however, recommend this to anyone who loves a good murder mystery.Any additional comments?
These books are greatTotally hooked!
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Awesome!!
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Suspenseful
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