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On the day after Christmas, head of Department Q Detective Carl Mørck finds himself handcuffed in a police car headed for Copenhagens Vestre prison. After 15 years, a violent case from his past has caught up with him. Charges of drug trafficking and murder threaten to destroy his life and career.

But he is being framed. Someone has a million dollar bounty on his head to make sure he doesnt talk, putting him in grave danger among the prisons incarcerated criminals and corrupt officers. The question that remains is, why?

Carls colleagues at the Copenhagen Police Department instantly turn their backs on him, leaving the ever-loyal Department Q team as his only hope. In search of answers, Rose, Assad, and Gordon must disobey direct orders from way up the chain to try to unravel the case.

With only each other to trust and Carls battle against the unknown masterminds henchmen worsening by the day, they must work faster than ever before if they are to clear his name - and save his life.

Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsens Department Q series:

Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much moreKirkus

So engrossing 5* reader review

Adler-Olsen is the new "it" boy of Nordic NoirThe Times

EngrossingSunday Express

Left me wanting more 5* reader review

Gripping storytellingGuardian

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

As impressive as it is unnervingIndependent