The Absent One: A Department Q Novel [Paperback]

Copenhagen’s Detective Carl Mørck is back and ready for action in the second Department Q novel from the “new ‘it’ boy of Nordic Noir” (The Times,London).

Carl Mørck has settled into Department Q and is ready to take on another cold case. This time, it’s the brutal double-murder of a brother and sister two decades earlier. One of the suspects confessed and is serving time, but it’s clear to Mørck that all is not what it seems. Kimmie, a homeless woman with secrets involving certain powerful individuals, could hold the key—if Mørck can track her down before they do...Praise forThe Absent One

“Adler-Olsen, Denmark’s leading crime fiction author, outdoes his outstanding debut,The Keeper of Lost Causes, with his second Department Q novel.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Adler-Olsen's humor and his portrayal of Kimmie's sad life makeThe Absent Onestand out among today's flood of Nordic mysteries.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The Copenhagen-set sequel toThe Keeper of Lost Causesis quirky and wry.”—The Sacramento Bee

“Adler-Olsen has created a wonderful addition to the detective fiction genre...Readers of detective fiction, international crime fiction, and suspense fiction will highly enjoy this thriller.”—Library Journal(starred review)

More Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series

“If you like the dark humor, wisecracking, and layered betrayals of Raymond Chandler, then read Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series.”—Men's Journal

“A tense, pleasurable read.”—USA Today

“[A] sordid tale… inspired by actual events during a dark period of Danish history. Ah, but there is more, so much more in this l³.