The Department of Sensitive Crimes
Alexander McCall Smith
"The case that Ulf had mentioned to Dr. Svensson at the end of his last therapy session had started, as many of the department’s cases did, with a simple report from the local police."
"The case that Ulf had mentioned to Dr. Svensson at the end of his last therapy session had started, as many of the department’s cases did, with a simple report from the local police."
"For the past twenty minutes, Joe Leaphorn, former Navajo police lieutenant turned private investigator when the job suited him, had focused on not losing his temper."
"'There was another reason I came to England,” Patrick said after only a moment or two.'"
"No one asked me if taking my daughter to the other side of the country was fine."




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