Guess I'm in the minority of other Adler-Olsen fans, but this one was one of my favorites in the series. Aside from Carl and the rest of his police buddies, the main character Marco, an immigrant teen who learns about a crime and has to go on the run to protect himself, is a great hero. It's almost more his story than Carl Morck's. But still, there is plenty of time with Carl, Rose, and Assad, a great police trio if there ever was one. Assad remains one of my favorite sidekicks of all times, and his camel references had me laughing out loud. The humor is nice because Adler-Olsen's plots are otherwise quite dark. Which, of course, is why I like them.