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Imagined crossover · Nordic noir

What if Carl Mørck met Thomas Ravnsholdt?

Copenhagen’s cold case men. Two damaged Copenhagen detectives who cannot leave the past alone.

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Artwork: Carl Mørck meets Thomas Ravnsholdt

The pair

Carl MørckDetective heading Department QBy Jussi Adler-Olsen · Department Q · first in Mercy
Thomas RavnsholdtCopenhagen detective known as RavnBy Michael Katz Krefeld · Thomas Ravnsholdt · first in Derailed
Chemistry6/10
Friction8/10
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Where and when

Copenhagen
The 2010s

The story

How they might meet
An old missing persons file in the basement of Department Q matches a disappearance Ravn has been chasing on his own.
Why they would work
Two damaged Copenhagen detectives who cannot leave the past alone.
What each brings
Carl has Department Q’s archive and the help of Assad and Rose. Ravn has street knowledge, contacts in the underworld and nothing left to lose.
Where they would clash
Carl is lazy until he is not; Ravn is reckless. Their partnership would be explosive.

Strengths compared

Carl Mørck Thomas Ravnsholdt

DeductionMuscleRule-bendingWitHeartResourcesCarl Mørck: Deduction 8 out of 10Carl Mørck: Muscle 5 out of 10Carl Mørck: Rule-bending 6 out of 10Carl Mørck: Wit 6 out of 10Carl Mørck: Heart 4 out of 10Carl Mørck: Resources 5 out of 10Thomas Ravnsholdt: Deduction 7 out of 10Thomas Ravnsholdt: Muscle 7 out of 10Thomas Ravnsholdt: Rule-bending 9 out of 10Thomas Ravnsholdt: Wit 4 out of 10Thomas Ravnsholdt: Heart 5 out of 10Thomas Ravnsholdt: Resources 6 out of 10

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On the page together

In print together 2013–2021Carl Mørck · 2007–2021Thomas Ravnsholdt · 2013–2024201020152020

The years in which each character's books were published.

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Start with each character's first appearance.

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