{"id":273,"date":"2014-04-19T04:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T04:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diane.eklund.abolins.net\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/04\/19\/mercy-by-jussi-adler-olsen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:54:07","slug":"mercy-by-jussi-adler-olsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diane.eklund.abolins.net\/blog\/mercy-by-jussi-adler-olsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mercy, written in 2007 by the Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, is a very well-balanced thriller, <\/span>switching as it does between the victim, Merete, and the detective, <\/span>Carl M\u00f6rck.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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At the beginning of the book, M\u00f6rck is going through a very rough <\/span>patch, having been involved in an incident where one of his<\/span>
\ncolleagues died and another was seriously injured, and he lacks the <\/span>confidence to return to his job as senior detective.<\/span><\/div>\n
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As the horror of Merete\u2019s situation (without giving away too much, <\/span>she is confined in a very small and unbelievably horrible place)<\/span>
\nbecomes gradually apparent, the reader is at times a step ahead of <\/span>the detective, at times miles behind.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Like a painting, Mercy is built up in layers, each layer giving a little <\/span>more information, but at the same time adding more anxiety to the overall story. The ending is, as <\/span>expected, extremely dramatic. A great read if you are looking for something that will remove you<\/span>
\nfrom reality for a few hours. <\/span>Also published as The Keeper of Lost Causes, the book was made into a film in 2014 (The Keeper<\/span>
\nof Lost Causes).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Photo of\u00a0 Jussi Adler-Olsen from Wikipedia<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mercy, written in 2007 by the Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, is a very well-balanced thriller, switching as it does between the victim, Merete, and the detective, Carl M\u00f6rck.\u00a0 At the beginning of the book, M\u00f6rck is going through a very rough patch, having been involved in an incident where one of his colleagues died and … <\/p>\n

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