# The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Paperback)

**THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR | 27 MILLION BOOKS SOLD | WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD  
  
'Quirky, tense and delightfully unpredictable' _Sunday Times_  
'The best author around' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ _reader review_  
  
On her 60th birthday, a woman takes her own life.**  
  
When the case lands on Detective Carl Mørck'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.  
  
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.**  
  
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.  
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**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_**

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Quercus
- **Tags:** All Books, Fiction, Thrillers

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