THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR27 MILLION BOOKS SOLDWINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDJussi Adler-Olsen returns with his most captivating and suspenseful novel yet...In a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered. Though the case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide from over a decade ago,the police cannot find any connection between the two victims. Across town a group of young women are being hunted down. The attacks seem random,but could these brutal acts of violence be related Detective Carl Mrck of Department Q is charged with solving the mystery.Back at headquarters,Carl and his team are under pressure to deliver results: failure to meet his superiors'expectations will mean the end of Department Q. Solving the case,however,is not their only concern. After a breakdown,their colleague Rose is struggling to deal with the ghosts of her past - a past seemingly connected to one of the division's most sinister case-files. It is up to Carl,Assad and Gordon to unearth the dark and violent truth plaguing Rose before it is too late.Translated by William FrostPerfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781784295974Number of pages: 480Weight: 380 gDimensions: 208 x 128 x 32 mm
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The new "it" boy of Nordic NoirGripping story-tellingAdler-Olsen's prose is superior to Larsson's,his tortures are less discomfiting,and he has a sense of humour(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 thrillerMesmerising writingScandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals
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