Victim 2117 by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Victim 2117 by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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

In the heart-pounding eighth instalment of the No.1 bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own - the enigmatic Assad.

The newspaper refers to the dead body only as Victim 2117 - the two thousand, one hundred and seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea.

But to three people, the victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division led by Detective Carl Mørck, into a deeply dangerous - and deeply personal - case: a case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the future.

For a troubled Danish teen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he resents and is the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses. For Ghallib, a brutal tormentor from the notorious prison Abu Ghraib, the death of Victim 2117 was the first step in a terrorist plot, years in the making. And for Department Q's Assad, Victim 2117 is a link to his buried past and to the family he assumed was long dead.

Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series:

'Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more' Kirkus

'So engrossing' 5* reader review

'Adler-Olsen is the new "it" boy of Nordic Noir' The Times

'The best author around' 5* reader review

'Engrossing' Sunday Express

'Left me wanting more' 5* reader review

'Gripping storytelling' Guardian

'Another gripping read from Jussi Adler-Olsen!' 5* reader review

'As impressive as it is unnerving' Independent

Tackles complex social issues including while entertaining the reader with Adler-Olsen's trademark mix of suspense and humour

* Daily Express *
Jussi Adler-Olsen, with his unrestrained humor and warm heart, is a kind of Danish mentor to us. . Victim 2117 grows into a hard-hitting fist that lands heavily and relentlessly in the midst of our time * Lars Kepler, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Joona Linna series *
Victim 2117 is a mind-blowing adventure, a huge adrenaline rush. Trust me on this, you won't want to put it down * Catherine Coulter, bestselling author of Deadlock *
The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir * Times *
Gripping story-telling * Guardian *
Mesmerising writing * Independent *
Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more * Kirkus *
Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals * New York Times Book Review *

Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books have sold more than thirty million copies around the world and have recently been turned into a number-one Netflix show written and directed by Scott Frank. Jussi Adler-Olsen's many awards include the Barry Award and the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, and Stieg Larsson. For the long-awaited continuation of his series, Jussi Adler-Olsen has teamed up with criminal experts Stine Bolther and Line Holm.

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ISBN 13	9781786486189
ISBN 10	1786486180
Title	Victim 2117
Author	Jussi Adler Olsen
Series	Department Q
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quercus Publishing
Year published	2021-03-04
Number of pages	480
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