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At first the prisoner scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escaping the room. With no way of measuring time, her days, weeks, months go unrecorded. She vows not to go mad. She will not give her captors the satisfaction. She will die first.

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Copenhagen detective Carl Mørck has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns 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.

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The voice in the dark is distorted, harsh and without mercy. It says the prisoner's torture will only end when she answers one simple question. It is one she has asked herself a million times:

WHY is this happening?

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Jussi Adler-Olsen was born in Copenhagen and worked as a magazine editor and publisher before starting to write. Redemption is the third novel in the Department Q series, following on from Disgrace and Mercy. Jussi Adler-Olsen holds the prestigious Glass Key Award, given annually for a crime novel by a Scandinavian author, and is also winner of the Golden Laurels, Denmark's highest literary accolade.

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One of the most original plots in crime fiction . . . Brilliant ― The Times, Top 100 Crime & Thrillers since 1945

The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir ― The Times

Gripping story-telling ― Guardian

This pitch-black novel will have readers hungry for more ― Independent --This text refers to the paperback edition.

ASIN : B004Y4WVDW
Publisher : Penguin; Re-issue edition (12 May 2011)
Language : English
File size : 829 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 516 pages

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Lynette Jayne

Difficult

Reviewed in Australia on 21 August 2020

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Not the best book to follow the story line. Disjointed and difficult.

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Mr Gregory Miller

What a find!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 May 2014

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Recently introduced to Adler-Olsen and totally absorbed by the balancing act between gritty hard nosed crime thriller, and quirky character development. A must for the UK/Scandi Crime lover.

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Hilda

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 21 August 2014

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I loved this book great characters looking forward to reading the next Dept Q book and seeing the film

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Peter O'Brien

Good Read

Reviewed in Australia on 11 August 2014

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Good read. I like the way there are parallel plots that eventually merge and become one. I also like the contrast between the the main two character Carl & Assad. Well worth reading.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2016

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Thoroughly enjoyed the quirky characters in this story. Can't wait to read the other 5 in the series.

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Cheryl Wilsmore

a bit of comedy was good as well

Reviewed in Australia on 26 June 2015

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Very well written and held your attention all the way through, a bit of comedy was good as well.

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Arno Traut

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 2 November 2016

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Great read

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Mrs. V. E. Schoenmakers

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 14 August 2014

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Loved it, already onto the next one

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M. Dowden

A Thrilling Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2017

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I saw Department Q on TV a while back and enjoyed it, so I was happy to find the books on here. Although as is usual there are some differences between this the original tale and how it was dramatised for viewing, the main plot is the same.

Jussi Adler- Olsen thus gives us here a taut and thrilling tale. As Carl Mørck is given the task of heading up a new department, designated Q so he finds himself in the basement going over cold cases, whilst still suffering from an attack that he and some colleagues faced, with him being the only one physically unscathed to a certain degree. With a problem wife on top of this he isn’t exactly the soul of the party, or the best person to be around.

So we have a traditional type deeply flawed detective, but when he asks for some help so he finds himself being given Hafez el-Assad, a refugee, and apparently Syrian. And so they both begin to look at a case, that of a politician who suddenly disappeared on a ferry five years before.

We have two parallel stories running here in many ways, because as we read of the case being looked into, we also read of what happened to the woman who disappeared, what has happened since, and what ultimately triggered the disappearance. Coming at the tale like this it means that more suspense can be added, and that things don’t just get bogged down in the case and Carl’s personal life.

There is also an extra added frisson as we do not know really that much about Assad, his true origins or what he has done in the past, but we can see he is very capable and quite intelligent, although he does have a bit of a problem with the language.

In all then, the first tale in this series is a thrilling and nail-biting read that is sure to please many.

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Thrilling read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2017

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I bought this book when it was on offer having never heard of this author before. Fortunately I also bought the next 4 books in the series at the same time as the reviews were so good.

The storyline is original, well plotted and written in a style that flows at a pace, with some marvelous touches of wit and humour.

The two main characters have plenty to offer for future exploration and I'm so pleased that I prejudged the book by purchasing more in this series.

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Jl Adcock

Bloated and poorly written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2020

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The Dept Q stories made gripping television when adaptations of them were shown on BBC Four. Based on this first book in the series they work better on the screen than they do on the page. 'Mercy' is overlong, sloppily written and either the translation is lazy or just dealing with poor material. Either way, it's a painfully clunky read and I would have abandoned it before the finish had I not wanted to see how it compared with the screen version of the story.

Another example of over- written modern crime fiction that needs better editing and sharper storytelling. This looks like it could be a very disappointing series of crime novels based on the series opener.

Polly Morgan

A brilliant start to an amazing crime series!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2020

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This is a brilliant start to what I am sure will be an amazing crime series (I am looking forward to starting the next one!). Carl is unapologetic, flawed and willing to push boundaries to solve crimes, which I love. He’s a character you can’t help but love! The crime is intelligent and cleverly written, with cliff-hanger chapters to keep you engaged. Whilst the translation is sometimes confusing, I didn’t notice this often and still loved it! The side characters are just as loveable: from mysterious Assad to the incredibly strong Merete. I can’t wait to see where the series goes!

J Bannion

Unusual thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2016

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A Scandinavian crime thriller with an interesting storyline coupled with a heart pulsating finish. Ambitious politician Merete Lynggaard vanishes from the face of the earth and soon finds herself at the mercy of her inhuman abductors. Her endless torture during her solitary confinement is coupled with the need to answer this one question. Why is she there at all? Meanwhile Carl Morck head of Denmark's new police department Q, begins to investigate her sudden disappearance with the help of his trusty sidekick. Will anybody, even her severely handicapped brother Uffe be able to shed some light onto her disappearance? A good thriller with an unusual storyline and some heart wrenching moments. My only negative is that sometimes the autor dithers a little too long over certain aspects such as describing department Q itself in the beginning, or some long unnecessary dialogues between Carl and his supervisors. A very good effort, despite what I just said.

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