The Marco Effect, Adler-Olsen, C

                                            This is the fifth Dept. Q novel in two years, and likely my last.  The author is either cranking them out too fast  or simply cannot find any consistency in his story-telling. This one is a real jumble involving: a Danish-funded African improvement program riddled with corruption; one of the program's managers has stolen $2m kroner (and he's a good guy) who the others have bumped off; a government ministry/private bank plot to rip off the program with at least three co-conspirators having a falling out and turing on each other; an African-based hit squad called into Copenhagen; and a Roma-like crime syndicate made up of old hippies;  all before we get to Marco of the title. He is a fifteen-year old street-wise bright and decent kid who has managed to slip the Roma syndicate with too much knowledge and winds up seeking out Carl from Dept. Q in an attempt to keep himself alive while half of Copenhagen is chasing him.  Carl and his crew have lost most of their intrigue and charm by now.  They muddle to a conclusion that at least gives Marco a shot at staying in Denmark