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The man with the silver Saab / Alexander McCall Smith.
"An eminent art historian is framed and the ace investigators of the Department of Sensitive Crimes are on the case."--Front jacket flap.
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- ISBN: 9781039000155 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 238 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2021.
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| Subject: | Police > Sweden > Malmö > Fiction. Art historians > Fiction. Reputation > Fiction. Malmö (Sweden) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Humorous fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC McCal | 31681010243574 | FICTION | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | FIC McCal | 31681010243582 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
In this hilarious new novel in the bestselling Detective Varg series, an eminent art historian is framed and the ace investigators of the Department of Sensitive Crimes are on the case.
Detective Ulf Varg is a man of refined tastes and quite familiar with the art scene in Malmö. So when art historian Anders Kindgren visits the Department of Sensitive Crimes to report a series of bizarre acts that have been committed against him, Ulf and his team swing into action. Fish stuffed into the vents of Kindgrenâs car and a manipulated footnote in a recent art review magazine would be cause enough for an investigation, but when a painting Kindgren had confidently appraised as genuine is later declared to be a fake, itâs clear that someone is out to tarnish his reputation.
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Meanwhile, Ulf is also weathering personal issues, which quickly spiral out of control. When his lip-reading dog, Martin, engages in a contretemps with a squirrel that results in a grievous wound, Ulf must rush Martin to the veterinarian and weigh the merits of cosmetic surgery for animals. And later, when Martinâs blood is found in the back of Ulfâs classic Saab, Ulf finds himself the subject of a departmental investigation.
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In the end, Ulf will have to muster all his detective skills and bureaucratic cunning to restore Kindgrenâs reputationâas well as his own.
