The Shadow Murders

Jussi Adler-Olsen

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Quercus Publishing
14 February 2023

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: Department Q

"THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR

27

MILLION BOOKS SOLD

WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD

'Quirky, tense and delightfully unpredictable' Sunday Times

On her 60th birthday, a woman takes her own life. When the case lands on Detective Carl Morck's desk, he can't imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division. It's a tragedy to be sure, but the cause of death seems to be clear. But his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is not in fact a suicide, but a murder related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988.

At Marcus' behest, Carl and the Department Q gang-Rose, Assad, and Gordon-reluctantly begin to investigate. However, they quickly discover that Marcus is on to something: Every two years for the past three decades, there have been unusual, impeccably timed deaths with connections between them that cannot be ignored. As they dig deeper, it transpires that these ""accidents"" are in fact murders by a very cunning and violent criminal.

Faced with their toughest case yet, made only more difficult with COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges of their own personal lives, the Department Q team must race to find the culprit before the next murder is committed, as it is becoming increasingly clear that the killer is far from finished.

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' 5
* reader review

'Adler-Olsen is the new ""it"" boy of Nordic Noir' The Times

'Impossible to put down' 5
* reader review

'Engrossing' Sunday Express

'Heart-stopping!' 5
* reader review

'Gripping storytelling' Guardian

'Brilliant as always - these books keep getting better and better' 5
* reader review

'As impressive as it is unnerving' Independent"

By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781786486233
ISBN 10: 1786486237
Series: Department Q
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 14 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than twenty-seven million copies around the world. His many prestigious worldwide crime-writing awards include the Barry Award and the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, and Stieg Larsson.

Reviews for The Shadow Murders

It's the most ambitious in his series - quirky, tense and delightfully unpredictable * Sunday Times * The Danish bestseller will gain more UK fans with this twisty new thriller * Peterborough Telegraph * Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series: 'Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals * New York Times Book Review * Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more * Kirkus * Adler-Olsen is the new it boy of Nordic Noir * The Times * Engrossing * Sunday Express * Gripping storytelling * Guardian * As impressive as it is unnerving * Independent *