THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR27 MILLION BOOKS SOLDWINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDJussi Adler-Olsen returns with the newest book in his acclaimed Department Q series. In the middle of a hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters,Carl Mrck,head of Department Q,receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is dismissive at first,but then he receives some shocking news. Carl then has no choice but to lead Department Q into the tragic cold case of a vivacious seventeen-year-old girl who vanished from school,only to be found dead hanging high up in a tree. The investigation will take them from the remote island of Bornholm to a hidden cult,where Carl and his assistants must stop a string of new murders by a skilled manipulator who refuses to let anything-or anyone-get in the way.For fans of Tim Weaver,Mick Herron and Jo Nesbo.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781784295905Number of pages: 608Weight: 472 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 40 mm
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The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir - Times
Gripping story-telling - GuardianAdler-Olsen's prose is superior to Larsson's,his tortures are less discomfiting,and he has a sense of humour - Booklist on Mercy(A) sordid tale...inspired by actual events during a dark period of Danish history. Ah,but there is more,so much more in this frenzied thriller - New York Times on Guilt
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