A Conspiracy of Faith

Department Q, Book 3

By: Jussi Adler-Olsen

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

The New York Times and internationally best-selling Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with the third thriller in his exhilarating Department Q series.

Detective Carl Mørck has received a bottle that holds an old and decayed message written in blood. It's a cry for help from two young brothers, tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. After floating in the ocean for years before turning up, the bottle sat forgotten, unopened, on a police department windowsill, before the seal was cracked and the gruesome message, written in Danish, was analyzed. Could it be real? Who are these boys, and why weren't they reported missing? Could they possibly still be alive?

Carl's investigation will force him to cross paths with a woman stuck in a desperate marriage: Her husband refuses to tell her where he goes, how long he will be away, what he does while he's gone - or even what he does for a living. Isolated after choosing him over family and friends, she waits for days on end, and when he returns she must endure his wants, his moods, his threats. But enough is enough. She will find out the truth, no matter the cost to him - or to herself.

In this heart-pounding thriller, Carl and his colleagues Assad and Rose must use every resource available to uncover the horrifying truth set adrift in that bottle all those years ago.

©2012 Jussi Adler-Olsen (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Carl and Assad, what a team!

I just love these characters. Very mysterious tidbits about Assad, can't wait to get the next one and find out what it's all about

And the Rose twist--very interesting.

I also love the occasional laugh-out-loud moments, Carl and his sarcasm, especially when I'm listening while driving--I get a kick wondering if other drivers are wondering what is so funny.

Mesmerizing

This was a fascinating story.The bad guy was really, really bad. The detectives are fun and so human. I want to read more of this author.

Department Q delivers another winning thriller

Carl Morck and his band of misfits and outsiders have chosen another cold case challenge. A message in a bottle was found years ago and forgotten. Department Q takes over. The message isn't legible but indicates something sinister has happened many years ago. Could this have been a prank, or if real, is anyone left alive to help. Brothers were kidnapped and fear for their lives.

I have enjoyed the previous 2 Department Q books and this one continues on the same path. I am really enjoying this series. The Department is coming together and the group interactions bring a light humor that is engaging.

Graeme Malcolm does a good job bringing this story to life. He fits the tone of the story well

Love this series!

What did you love best about A Conspiracy of Faith?

I love the interplay between the main characters and can't wait to find out more about Rose and Assad.

Great all around

Great story, excellent characters, outstanding performance--really enjoyed the narrator and the quirky but believable characters. This has everything I want in an Audible book.

best so far

What did you love best about A Conspiracy of Faith?

This was the best of the three I have so far read - very little of the silliness that characterized the previous two. Very good plot, performance was, as usual, excellent.

This series is meant to be heard, not read

Any additional comments?

The reader for this series is awesome. The stories are your basic far-fetched fare but its the interaction between the burned out, non-political, onery but ultimately solid detective Carl and his mysterious but undervalued assistant/janitor/whatever is needed guy Assad, and the ever dysunctional, personality disordered, yet strangely perceptive Rose. The awkwardness between them all makes for a good many chuckles and hours of entertainment.

Department Q--Wonderful

The characters in Department Q are terrific. Carl narrates actions with great humor as his Department Q staff stumbles through each day as comic geniuses who catch the most slippery and vicious criminals. The cases no one else wants. Jussi Adler-Olsen is a wonderful author. I have enjoyed every book I've read of his. Narrator is great.

I Read 4 of Jussi Adler-olsens book

And each one is a gem in itself. Exciting, mesmerizing & extremely well written. it certainly is a bench mark for other aspiring mystery writers. Narrators are great too, although i have some trouble with the pronunciation of the Danish names, but not enough to hinder my joy in reading these fine books.

My Favorite So Far

This was my favorite of the first three books. I liked book one and returned book two when I got to the animal cruelty. Book three was well constructed, well-written and immensely entertaining with a wonderful narrator. I am about to embark on book four.