The Shadow Murders: A Department Q Novel -- Jussi Adler-Olsen, Hardcover

In the exhilarating penultimate thriller of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, the team must hunt for a nefarious criminal who has slipped under the radar for decades.

On her sixtieth birthday, a woman takes her own life. When the case lands on Detective Carl M rck's desk, he can't imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division since the cause of death seems apparent. However, his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988.

At Marcus's behest, Carl and the Department Q gang--Rose, Assad, and Gordon--reluctantly begin to investigate. And they quickly discover that Marcus is onto something: Every two years for the past three decades, there have been unusual, impeccably timed deaths with connections between them that cannot be ignored, including mysterious piles of salt at the scenes. As the investigation goes deeper, it emerges that these accidents are in fact part of a sinister murder scheme.

Faced with their toughest case yet, made only more difficult by COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges of their 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.

Author: Jussi Adler-Olsen
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 09/27/2022
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781524742584

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2022 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2022
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Booklist 09/15/2022 pg. 23