Borkmann's Point: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery
Registered by 
bookczuk
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA on 11/3/2010
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
bookczuk of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA on 11/3/2010 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Picked up at Goodwill. I have not read this book, though this author is a favorite in the czuk household.
I saw that javaczuk, who read this after I registered it, passed it on to a friend in choir.
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Kind of a funny thing about this book. I read a review by a friend and put it on my wish list, then forgot about it.
Two years later, I found a copy of Borkmann's Point at the local Goodwill and grabbed it up, confusing Nesser's Van Veeteren with the mystery writer Janwillem Lincoln van de Wetering, and his wonderful series of books starring Grijpstra and de Gier, a pair of Amsterdam police officers. The book was snagged by my darling husband, who is a huge fan of Scandinavian mystery writers. He liked the book a great deal. He returned it to me to read, but before I could get to it, he loaned it out to a mutual friend, who had it since December. She returned it two weeks ago, and I again put it on my TBR pile. Then, the day of our BookCrossing meetup, he handed me a pile of books to take, pointing to this book, and asked that I give it to Kiptrix to read. That did it. I'd reached my Borkmann's point ("the point beyond which we really don't need any more information. When we reach that point, we already know enough to solve the case by means of nothing more than some decent thinking. " ) I knew that I had all the information I needed. If I didn't read this book NOW, I'd have to wait another two years. I took the hint, and devoured the book in a day.
Well written mystery, with a really great lead character, who will keep me seeking out other books in the series. The story was well paced, the plot with enough twists and turns to keep the reader occupied. (It's my firm belief that plot summaries are readily available elsewhere. I prefer to give you my thoughts and feelings about the books I read.) I found myself easily visualizing the police chief's cottages lost in the tangle of roses, the lonely cliff side and beach of coastal Kaalbringen, a sleepy town awake with fear from two recent ax murders. But most of all, it is the quirky nature and quiet intelligence of the inspector that charmed me. I am very glad that at the closing of my local Indie bookstore, I had the foresight to snag Van Veeteren #3 (now being read by javaczuk.)
Two years later, I found a copy of Borkmann's Point at the local Goodwill and grabbed it up, confusing Nesser's Van Veeteren with the mystery writer Janwillem Lincoln van de Wetering, and his wonderful series of books starring Grijpstra and de Gier, a pair of Amsterdam police officers. The book was snagged by my darling husband, who is a huge fan of Scandinavian mystery writers. He liked the book a great deal. He returned it to me to read, but before I could get to it, he loaned it out to a mutual friend, who had it since December. She returned it two weeks ago, and I again put it on my TBR pile. Then, the day of our BookCrossing meetup, he handed me a pile of books to take, pointing to this book, and asked that I give it to Kiptrix to read. That did it. I'd reached my Borkmann's point ("the point beyond which we really don't need any more information. When we reach that point, we already know enough to solve the case by means of nothing more than some decent thinking. " ) I knew that I had all the information I needed. If I didn't read this book NOW, I'd have to wait another two years. I took the hint, and devoured the book in a day.
Well written mystery, with a really great lead character, who will keep me seeking out other books in the series. The story was well paced, the plot with enough twists and turns to keep the reader occupied. (It's my firm belief that plot summaries are readily available elsewhere. I prefer to give you my thoughts and feelings about the books I read.) I found myself easily visualizing the police chief's cottages lost in the tangle of roses, the lonely cliff side and beach of coastal Kaalbringen, a sleepy town awake with fear from two recent ax murders. But most of all, it is the quirky nature and quiet intelligence of the inspector that charmed me. I am very glad that at the closing of my local Indie bookstore, I had the foresight to snag Van Veeteren #3 (now being read by javaczuk.)
I brought this to our meetup today, but another BookCrosser had brought another copy of the same title, so I took it back home to release elsewhere.
Journal Entry 5 by bookczuk at Two Boroughs Larder - closed in Charleston, South Carolina USA on Wednesday, August 17, 2011
bookczuk at Two Boroughs Larder - closed in Charleston, South Carolina USA on Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (8/17/2011 UTC) at Two Boroughs Larder - closed in Charleston, South Carolina USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Left at a new spot here in Charleston. I was speaking to the owner about BookCrossing and told her I'd leave two books, one good (this one) and one awful, but well travelled (this one) Either way, someone stopping by and grabbing a bite to eat or something from the shelves is sure to get something fabulous.To the finder of this book:
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