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    The Scarred Woman: The bestselling crimes series that inspired the hit Netflix show DEPT. Q, starring Matthew Goode

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

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    THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR | 30 MILLION BOOKS SOLD | WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD

    In a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered. Though the case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide from over a decade ago, the police cannot find any connection between the two victims.

    Across town a group of young women are being hunted down. The attacks seem random, but could these brutal acts of violence be related? Detective Carl Morck 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 a breakdown, their colleague Rose is struggling to deal with the ghosts of her past - a past seemingly connected to one of the division's most sinister case-files.

    It is up to Carl, Assad and Gordon to unearth the dark and violent truth plaguing Rose before it is too late.

    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

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    Praise for The Scarred Woman

    • Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals - New York Times Book ReviewThe new "it" boy of Nordic Noir - TimesGripping story-telling - GuardianAdler-Olsen's prose is superior to Larsson's, his tortures are less discomfiting, and he has a sense of humour - Booklist on Mercy[A] sordid tale . . . inspired by actual events during a dark period of Danish history. Ah, but there is more, so much more in this frenzied thriller - New York Times on GuiltMesmerising writing - Independent

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    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.

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