The Shadow Murders the dark, twisty thriller set in Copenhagen

<p><b>THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR | 27 MILLION BOOKS SOLD | WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD</b><br><b><br>'Quirky, tense and delightfully unpredictable' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><b><br>'The best author around' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <i>reader review</i></b><br><br><b>On her 60th birthday, a woman takes her own life. </b><br><br>When the case lands on Detective Carl Mørck's desk, he can't imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division. It's a tragedy to be sure, but the cause of death seems to be clear. <br><br>But his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is not in fact a suicide, but a murder related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988.<br><br>Carl and the Department Q gang - Rose, Assad, and Gordon - reluctantly begin to investigate. However, they quickly discover that Marcus is on to something: <b>Every two years for the past three decades, there have been unusual, impeccably timed deaths with connections between them that cannot be ignored. </b><br><br>Faced with their toughest case yet, made only more difficult with COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges of their own personal lives, the Department Q team must race to find the culprit before the next murder is committed, <b>as it is becoming increasingly clear that the killer is far from finished.</b><br><br><b>Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series:</b><br><br><b>'Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more' <i>Kirkus</i></b><br><br><b>'Department Q is a must read' </b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b><i>reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Adler-Olsen is the new "it" boy of Nordic Noir' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>'Impossible to put down' </b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b><i>reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Engrossing' <i>Sunday Express</i></b><br><br><b>'Heart-stopping!' </b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b><i>reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Gripping storytelling' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>'Brilliant as always - these books keep getting better and better' </b>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <b><i>reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'As impressive as it is unnerving' <i>Independent</i></b></p>