The Hanging Girl - Jussi Adler-Olsen

The Hanging Girl

By Jussi Adler-Olsen

  • Release Date: 2015-09-08
  • Genre: Police Procedural
Score: 4
4
From 145 Ratings

Description

New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen delivers an exhilarating mystery in the Department Q series, featuring Detective Carl Mørck and his enigmatic assistants, Assad and Rose.
 
In the middle of his usual hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is dismissive when he realizes that a new case is being foisted on him, but a few hours later, he receives some shocking news that leaves his headstrong assistant Rose more furious than usual. Carl has no choice but to lead Department Q into the tragic cold case of a vivacious seventeen-year-old girl who vanished from school, only to be found dead hanging high up in a tree. The investigation will take them from the remote island of Bornholm to a strange sun-worshipping cult, where Carl, Assad, Rose, and newcomer Gordon attempt to stop a string of new murders and a skilled manipulator who refuses to let anything—or anyone—get in the way.

Reviews

  • Unfortunately, this one is not good

    1
    By Big Max 1
    I love the Dept Q series. But unfortunately, of the 6 books, this is the weakest one. It is just long, drawn out, boring and too thin on the story line. Maybe also partly due to the translation, which is not as good as the others. Too bad. This one you can skip and you would not miss much.
  • AMAZING!

    5
    By adf330
    I read this book in three days and loved it! I am such a huge fan! I'm already anticipating the next book!