The Talented Mr Varg - A Detective Varg novel

The second book in Alexander McCall Smith''s newDETECTIVE VARG series . . .

''Reading the novel feels like a form of meditation . . . There is much to enjoy'' Scotsman

Spring is coming slowly to Sweden - though not quite as slowly as Detective Ulf Varg''s promised promotion at the Department of Sensitive Crimes. For Varg, referred by his psychoanalyst to group therapy at Malm-''s Wholeness Centre, life now seems mostly a circle of self-examination, something which may or may not be useful when it comes to the nature of his profession and the particularly sensitive cases that have recently come to light.

All in a day''s work for Detective Varg, except that one of his new investigations involves fellow detective Anna; it will require every ounce of self-discipline he has in order to remain professional. The other, more curious case is centred around internationally successful novelist Nils Personn-Cederstr-m. According to his girlfriend