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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 Mørck 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.
Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series:
‘Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more’ Kirkus
‘Department Q is a must read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Adler-Olsen is the new “it” boy of Nordic Noir’ The Times
‘Impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express
‘Heart-stopping!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Gripping storytelling’ Guardian
‘Brilliant as always – these books keep getting better and better’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘As impressive as it is unnerving’ Independent
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 Mørck 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.
Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series:
‘Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more’ Kirkus
‘Department Q is a must read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Adler-Olsen is the new “it” boy of Nordic Noir’ The Times
‘Impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express
‘Heart-stopping!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Gripping storytelling’ Guardian
‘Brilliant as always – these books keep getting better and better’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘As impressive as it is unnerving’ Independent
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Reviews
The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir
Gripping story-telling
Adler-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 thriller
Mesmerising writing
Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals
