num_pages: 464
description: In the penultimate thriller of the 'New York Times' and number one internationally best-selling Department Q series the team must hunt for a nefarious serial killer who has slipped under the radar for decades.On her 60th birthday a woman commits suicide. When the case lands on Detective Carl Mrck'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. 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.At Marcus's behest Carl and the Department Q gangRose Assad and Gordonreluctantly begin to investigate. However they quickly discover that Marcus is on to something: Every two years for the past three decades there have been unusual impeccably timed deaths with connections between them that cannot be ignored. As they dig deeper it becomes clear that these accidents are in fact murders by a very cunning and violent serial killer.Faced with their toughest case yet made only more difficult by 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 as it is becoming increasingly clear that the killer is far from finished.
language: English
title: The Shadow Murders
publisher: Dutton