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The Scarred Woman
The bestselling crimes series that inspired the hit Netflix show DEPT. Q, starring Matthew Goode
Series: Department Q
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The master of the Nordic thriller returns with the seventh instalment of the gripping Department Q series. Soon to be a major Netflix series.
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THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR | 27 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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Jussi Adler-Olsen's The Scarred Woman is praised for its intense and dark storytelling that embodies the core of Scandinavian crime novels. Described as gripping and entrancing, the book continues the compelling tradition of Nordic Noir with superior prose and a uniquely dark sense of humour. Inspired by real-life events, it delivers a frenzied and mesmerizing narrative, accentuated by its historical depth and complexity.
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ISBN: 9781784295974
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 September 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Contributors:
- Translated by William Frost
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 382g
Pages: 480
About the Author
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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