The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists Audiobook By Alexander McCall Smith cover art

The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists

 Preview

$0.00 for first 30 days

Try for $0.00
Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.

The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: David Rintoul
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $9.45

Buy for $9.45

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Detective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters. But rarely is he asked to conduct an inquiry on behalf of his own family. Is such a thing ethical? Adding to Ulf's moral discomfort is the fact that he does not exactly see eye to eye with his younger brother Bjorn - a leading player in one of Sweden's right-wing parties, the Moderate Extremists.

Still, family is family, so Ulf finds himself working to uncover the mole leaking secrets to a rival party, the Extreme Moderates. All of this in addition to his responsibilities to the Department, which include investigating a case of cat-related sabotage. As always, it's up to Ulf to close the case...even if he encounters unexpected resistance from the victims themselves.

From literary master McCall Smith, this is a bewitching short foray, witty and warm, into Scandinavian mystery.

©2019 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2019 Recorded Books Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literature & Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Political Short Stories Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage Witty Funny
All stars
Most relevant  
Another lovely delightful

detective story. So many good Alexander McCall Smith books! Such interesting everyday characters.

Another fun listen!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
moderate extremists? Or extreme moderates? This was a quick story and cute. I love the personalities of the characters even the dog is interesting! Can't wait until the next one!

isn't that what we are anymore! lol

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Another delightful offering from Mr. McCall Smith, beautifully narrated by Mr. Rintoul. As with the other books in the series, the mysteries themselves take a backseat to the personalities of the recurring characters, who are quick to become old friends to fans of the series.

Loved It!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
very real world raising interesting questions to think about. fun to read. feel good book.

peaceful police procedural

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I love the way they say that one characters name. It was like a jump scare every time. It isn't exactly like a mystery mystery but it has some very good parts but mostly meh.

Not Entirely A Mystery

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I knew this was a short book, so wasn't expecting the usual level of storyline, but even so I found it pretty simplistic. Frankly highly forgettable (sorry, AMS - usually I love your books, but I think you kind of tossed this one off).

Big AMS fan, but a bit disappointed in this one

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
As all stories in this series …these fun mysteries solved by the characters in the Sensitive Crime Department is totally entertaining. Narration is excellent!

Very Good

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It's a charming point to make, that it does not matter who did what, as long everyone drops all charges and feels well enough in the end.

But I really want to know who did what. Alexander McCall Smith should be taken to task and by-the-way let us know in subsequent Varg novels who dunnit.

I wanted to know who did what.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very diverting, light, witty and touching. Narrated with great verve. Sure to delight anyone wanting a quick escapist story that does not insult their intelligence.

Amusing and a good distraction

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
liked narrator, Sweden, characters, storyline, car, dig, people, 15 words required to review I did not like

tongue in cherk

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.