It takes a particular type of tenacious human being to doggedly pursue clues long after things have stalled, and Netflix‘s latest crime thriller, “Dept Q,” based on the book series by Jussi Adler-Olsen and adapted for television by “The Queen’s Gambit” creator Scott Frank, revolves around a brilliant but vexing detective. Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck (a brilliant Matthew Goode) is talented, sarcastic and wholly unlikable. Following a horrific incident that destroys what’s left of his emotional stability, he is assigned to a high-profile cold case that forces him to confront his inadequacies. Highly disturbing and thrilling, “Dept. Q” is both a mystery and a psychological examination of how
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