THE PULSE-RACING FIRST DEPARTMENT Q THRILLER FROM THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Six-star suspense! Superbly written' 5***** Reader Review'Unputdownable. Keeps you hooked from start to end' 5***** Reader Review'Taut, thrilling and nail-biting' 5***** Reader Review_______ She scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escape. She doesn't know how long she's been there. She vows not to go mad. She would rather die. Copenhagen detective Carl Mørck has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns politician Merete Lynggaard, who vanished five years ago. Everyone says she's dead. Everyone says it's a waste of time. He thinks they're right. But she isn't dead . . . yet. Can they save her in time?_______PRAISE FOR THE DEPARTMENT Q SERIES:'Gripping story-telling' Guardian 'Mesmerising writing' Independent 'Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker' New York Times Book Review'Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more' Kirkus