The purity of vengeance [large print] : a Department Q novel / Jussi Adler-Olsen ; Translated by Martin Aitken.
In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark. More than twenty years later, Detective Carl Mørck already has plenty on his mind when he is presented with the case of a brothel owner, a woman named Rita, who went missing in the eighties. But when Carl's assistants, Assad and Rose, learn that numerous other people disappeared around the same weekend as Rita, Carl takes notice. As they sift through the disappearances, they get closer and closer to Curt Wad, who is more determined than ever to see the vision of his youth take hold and whose brutal treatment of Nete and others like her is only one small part of his capacity for evil.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781628990089
- ISBN: 1628990082
- Physical Description: 679 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2014.
- Copyright: �2013
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Previously published as Journal 64 with a variant title of Journal fireogtreds in Danish.
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- Police > Denmark > Fiction.
Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction.
Revenge > Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Fiction.
Kidnapping > Fiction.
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Copenhagen (Denmark) > Fiction.
Denmark > Fiction. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
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- 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | LP FIC ADLER-OLSEN (Text) | 36015001098272 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | LP F ADL (Text) | 34208202920616 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | F LT ADL (Text) | 39488900089808 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | LP FIC Adler-Olsen Jussi (Text) | 30519009157325 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | FIC ADLER-OLSEN (Text) | 28198000202705 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | LP ADLER-OLSEN (Text) | 39493107290761 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | LARGE PRINT F ADLER-OLSEN Jussi (Text) | 50669012128550 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Martin Memorial Library | LP FIC (Text) | 38344200403713 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford County Library | LP M Adl (Text) | 38801101738737 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 09/11/2026 |
| Scotland Neck Memorial Library | LP F ADLER-OLSEN (Text) | 01011700020158 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark. More than twenty years later, Detective Carl Mørck already has plenty on his mind when he is presented with the case of a brothel owner, a woman named Rita, who went missing in the eighties. But when Carl's assistants, Assad and Rose, learn that numerous other people disappeared around the same weekend as Rita, Carl takes notice. As they sift through the disappearances, they get closer and closer to Curt Wad, who is more determined than ever to see the vision of his youth take hold and whose brutal treatment of Nete and others like her is only one small part of his capacity for evil.
