QUOTE A DAY: DANISH PASTRIES

The seventh and last 'Quote a Day' for the time being.

Van Veeteren nodded. Kropke poured out some coffee and Beate Moerk opened a carton from the bakery, brimful of Danish pastries.

"Excellent," said Van Veeteren.

"From Sylvie's, a top-notch bakery and cafe," said Bausen.

"I recommend a visit. You'll get a twenty percent discount if you tell them that you're a copper. It's just around the corner from here."

Van Veeteren removed his toothpick, and helped himself to a pastry.

From Borkmann's Point by Hakan Nesser