Afdeling Q

Op een prachtige winterdag verdwijnt de jonge linkse politica Merete Lynggaard zonder een spoor achter te laten. De media duiken op het verhaal en suggereren van alles: van moord en zelfmoord tot een geplande vrijwillige verdwijning. De politie wordt gesommeerd de verdwijning grootscheeps aan te pakken, maar Merete is van de aardbodem verdwenen. Brigadier Carl Mørk, hoofd van de Afdeling onopgeloste zaken Q, forceert na enkele jaren een grote doorbraak in het onderzoek. Samen met zijn assistent Assad is hij een roekeloze crimineel op het spoor die wordt gedreven door haat. Wraak blijkt een cruciale factor in de krankzinnige plot.

Detective Carl Morck of Department Q, the cold cases division, has received a file concerning the brutal murder of a brother and sister twenty years earlier. A group of boarding school students were the suspects, until one of their numbers confessed and was convicted. So why is the file of a closed case on Carl's desk? Who believes the case is not solved?

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?

Internationally bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with the sixth book in his exhilarating Department Q series, featuring much-loved series character Detective Carl Mørck.

Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division, meets his toughest challenge yet when the dark, troubled past of one of his own team members collides with a sinister unsolved murder. In a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered. The case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide investigation from over a decade ago, but the connection between the two victims confounds the police. Across town a group of young women are being hunted. 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 an earlier breakdown, their colleague Rose is still struggling to deal with the reemergence of her past--a past in which a terrible crime may have been committed. It is up to Carl, Assad, and Gordon to uncover the dark and violent truth at the heart of Rose's childhood before it is too late.

The master of the Nordic thriller returns with the eighth instalment of the gripping Department Q series.

The much-anticipated penultimate thriller in the bestselling Department Q9 series

Jussi Adler-Olsen at his best: Das atemberaubende Finale der Carl-Mørck-Reihe Der perfekte Mix aus rasanten Thriller-Plots und umwerfendem Humor: der zehnte Fall für das außergewöhnliche Ermittlerteam um Carl Mørck. Seit 2007 erobert die Thriller-Reihe um Carl Mørck, Spezialermittler des Sonderdezernats Q bei der Kopenhagener Polizei, und seinen syrischen Assistenten Hafez el-Assad die Bestsellerlisten der Welt. Im ihrem zehnten und atemberaubend spannenden Fall geraten die beiden tief in ein Netz aus Lügen und Geheimnissen und müssen all ihre Kräfte aufbieten, um dem Morden Einhalt zu gebieten. Werden Carl Mørck und sein Team es rechtzeitig schaffen? Alle Bände der Carl-Mørck-Reihe: Band 1: Erbarmen Band 2: Schändung Band 3: Erlösung Band 4: Verachtung Band 5: Erwartung Band 6: Verheißung Band 7: Selfies Band 8: Opfer 2117 Band 9: Natrium Chlorid Band 10: Verraten Weitere Titel von Jussi Adler-Olsen bei dtv: Das Alphabethaus Das Washington-Dekret Das Versteck TAKEOVER Miese kleine Morde