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Jussi Adler-Olsen's internationally bestselling Q series returns with a gripping installment for fans of Scandinavian crime thrillers. Two brothers wake tied in a boathouse by the sea, abandoned by their kidnapper but aware he will soon return. With only a bottle and tar, they craft a desperate plea for help using blood for ink. Meanwhile, a woman is trapped in a tumultuous marriage, enduring her husband's secrets and threats. Determined to uncover the truth, she is prepared to confront the consequences. In Copenhagen's cold cases division, Carl Morck discovers a bottle containing a decayed message written in blood—a cry for help from the boys. He questions its authenticity, their identities, and whether they are still alive. In 2013, the creators of the Stieg Larsson films and The Killing will adapt Adler-Olsen's Department Q novels, including this one, for the big screen. Praise for Adler-Olsen highlights his status as a rising star in Nordic Noir. His exploration of abnormal psychology continues to captivate readers. Born in Copenhagen, he studied various subjects and worked as a magazine editor before embarking on his writing career, with all three Department Q thrillers achieving bestseller status in Denmark.

Nete Rosen thought she'd put her traumatic youth behind her. Her caring foster parents and loving husband helped her start again. However, when a man from her past reappears one night, Nete's new life could be shattered. But she won't be drawn back into that nightmare - she won't be a victim again...

Over three years ago, a civil servant vanished after returning from a work trip to Africa. Missing, presumed dead, the man's family still want answers. It is one of the many unsolved crimes left for Department Q, Denmark's cold case unit headed up by Detective Carl Morck. But what Carl doesn't know is that the key to the investigation is in Copenhagen. Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson is tough, smart and suspicious of police. Sleeping rough and hiding in the shadows is his way of life. But what is he running from - and what does he know that's worth killing for?

Een jonge academicus is op de screensaver van zijn computer getuige van een moord op een collegastudent.

Wanneer rechercheur Carl Mørck tijdens zijn hazenslaapje in de kelder op het politiebureau in Kopenhagen wordt gebeld door een collega op het eiland Bornholm die hem een oude, onopgeloste zaak in de maag probeert te splitsen, wijst hij deze resoluut af. De consequenties daarvan zijn niet te overzien. Onder druk van zijn assistente Rose begint hij, als hoofd van de afdeling 'onopgeloste zaken' Q, toch aan het onderzoek. Zeventien jaar eerder verdween een jonge vrouw van haar school en werd dood teruggevonden, boven in een boom hangend. Mørck, nuchter als hij is, moet alles op alles zetten om deze raadselachtige zaak op te lossen. Terwijl oude kwesties en geheimen Carl, zijn collega's Rose en Assad en de nieuwkomer Gordon onderuit dreigen te halen, worden zij op alle mogelijke manieren op de proef gesteld.