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Mercy

Department Q, Book 1

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Mercy

By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Mercy, Scandinavia’s new bestselling crime phenomenon.

Read by the actor Steven Pacey. At first the prisoner scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escaping the room. With no way of measuring time, her days, weeks, months go unrecorded. She vows not to go mad. She will not give her captors the satisfaction. She will die first. Copenhagen detective Carl has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns Merete Lynggaard, who vanished five years ago. Everyone says she's dead. Everyone says it’s a waste of time. He thinks they’re right.

The voice in the dark is distorted, harsh and without mercy. It says the prisoner’s torture will only end when she answers one simple question. It is one she has asked herself a million times: WHY is this happening?

©2012 Jussi Adler-Olsen (P)2012 Penguin Audio Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scandinavia Exciting Scary

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One of the best audibooks I've heard. Its a Danish detective novel with a political sub-plot - similar to the brilliant "The Killing" Danish TV series.



Read superbly by Steven Pacey - one of my favourite narrators. In fact I originally chose this book mainly due to his excellent narration of the marvelous Joe Abercrombie books which I've recently finished.



So glad I did. Just downloaded the sequel - for the continuing story of Dept Q..

Danish Noire superbly read by Steven Pacey

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What did you like most about Mercy?

Story is well written and not too easy to figure out who was the "bad guy"

What was one of the most memorable moments of Mercy?

Wounded older police as main character is not a new approach to this genre, but chracters were well created and interesting, so I wuold recommend this book to anyone who likes detective stories.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I am listening mostly when I am driving in my car and sometimes I was sitting some time after I stopped my car to my office's parking place, just to hear a bit more about the story.

I enjoyed this book

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This is the 2nd book I have read by this author, can't wait to listen to the 3rd.

Brilliant

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A very satisfying read, well-written, full of suspense and with some engaging characters. Steven Pacey's narration was also excellent.

Excellent

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I look for books read by Steven Pacey, always a great performance and I am constantly dissapointed by good books ruined by poor naration

Good thriller brilliantly read by Pacey

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