The Department of Sensitive Crimes
by Alexander Smith McCall
Little Brown, 2019, Fiction. 229 p.
Detective Ulf Varg is part of the Department of Sensitive Crimes in a
small police agency in Sweden. He, along with two colleagues,
investigates cases that are unusual or have elements that require that
they be handled discretely. In this book, Ulf and his partner, Anna,
along with Blomquist, a regular officer, deal with three different cases
that are funny and interesting. Beneath the plot line, Ulf carries on a
pensive exploration of the meaning of love, friendship, and kindness.
This is by the author of the outrageously popular series, The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This first book in a new series is more of a "cozy mystery" than an action adventure. None of the mysteries the detectives encounter are especially
tricky or thrilling. Some are kind of funny, but even the humor is rather
subtle. The characters are quirky and endearing and the mood of the book is relaxing, almost soothing. It would
be the perfect read for someone who was fed up with their anxiety-filled
life and wanted to escape for an afternoon into an interesting but
completely non-confrontational world. I rather enjoyed it.
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