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A NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
OVER 18 MILLION COPIES SOLD
WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD

Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with his most captivating and suspenseful novel yet...

In a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered. Though the case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide from over a decade ago, the police cannot find any connection between the two victims. Across town a group of young women are being hunted down. The attacks seem random, but could these brutal acts of violence be related? Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q is charged with solving the mystery.

Back at headquarters, Carl and his team are under pressure to deliver results: failure to meet his superiors' expectations will mean the end of Department Q. Solving the case, however, is not their only concern. After a breakdown, their colleague Rose is struggling to deal with the ghosts of her past - a past seemingly connected to one of the division's most sinister case-files. It is up to Carl, Assad and Gordon to unearth the dark and violent truth plaguing Rose before it is too late.

Translated by William Frost

Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.

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The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir - Times

Gripping story-telling - Guardian

Adler-Olsen's prose is superior to Larsson's, his tortures are less discomfiting, and he has a sense of humour - Booklist on Mercy

[A] sordid tale . . . inspired by actual events during a dark period of Danish history. Ah, but there is more, so much more in this frenzied thriller - New York Times on Guilt

Mesmerising writing . . . with an added level of mystery - Independent --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's number one crime writer and a New York Times bestseller. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than sixteen million copies around the world. His many prestigious Nordic crime-writing awards include the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Praise for The Scarred Woman

"Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

"[S]atisfyingly dark, both in tone and content...an undeniable page-turner."--Publishers Weekly

"[R]iveting...All of the Department Q books contain dark humor, high satire, social commentary--not always politically correct--and grand villains, with The Scarred Woman being no exception."--BookReporter

"[M]esmerizing...The cleverly devised plot paints a fascinating tale of murder and mayhem with a touch of witty and subtle humor."--Fresh Fiction

"You'll be desperate to figure out the identity of the scarred woman as the suspense drives toward a deadly and at times comical conclusion."--Associated Press

"The novel is eerily timely...[and] the relationship and banter between Carl and his associate Assad, with Assad's 'linguistic blunders, ' continue to elicit chuckles. Adler-Olsen is deadly serious, though, and compassionate when it comes to poor, traumatized Rose. She may have emotional scars but her friends have got her back."--Shelf Awareness

"The legions of readers still enjoying the Millennium books will devour this seventh in a series starring the officers of Copenhagen's cold-case unit, Department Q."--Booklist

"Filled with dark humor and tight plotting....Highly recommended."--Spinetingler Magazine

"Highly recommended as dark literature written with beauty and class."--The Suspense Is Thrilling Me Blog

"[A] superbly constructed multi-layered mystery."--Murder, Mayhem, and More

Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series

"It can be hard to distinguish Scandinavian crime writers--there are a lot of them, and their names have consonant clusters and umlauts and all that jazz--but Jussi Adler-Olsen is a name to know. In a crowded genre, Adler-Olsen is an outlier."--GQ.com

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

"Thrilling, clever, and driven by a rough-hewn protagonist."--Paste Magazine

"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 frenzied thriller."--The New York Times Book Review

"Adler-Olsen merges story lines...with ingenious aplomb, effortlessly mixing hilarities with horrors...This crime fiction tour de force could only have been devised by an author who can even turn stomach flu into a belly laugh."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This series has enough twists to captivate contemporary mystery readers and enough substance and background to entertain readers with historical and literary tastes."--Library Journal (starred review)

"When your series relies on cold cases, it's not always easy to craft plots that have both historical interest and an air of urgency, but it's something Adler-Olsen is very good at."--Booklist --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books, including the Department Q series, routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than fifteen million copies around the world. His many prestigious Nordic crime-writing awards include the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Peter Høeg. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

ASIN : B01M8MAIXY
Publisher : Quercus (19 September 2017)
Language: : English
File size : 3390 KB
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Print length : 482 pages

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Ewenm

Best yet

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2020

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A long hard look at a social society and the challenges that it holds for youth, employment and limited opportunities. A mystery masterfully tied together with contemporary madness. Rose’s mental health lade bare. Extraordinarily hard to put down until finished.

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Kristine A Short

The absorbing Department Q series.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 December 2018

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I have been loving all the Department Q books. I like the characters very much.

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Carolyn Richards

Exhilirating People

Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2018

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Rivetting and scintillating with characters who feel known and understood

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Rosmariebauer

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2018

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Adler olsen never disappoints

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Sasha

Come on jussi ... How long before the next one?

Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2017

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I love department Q! They are very real and passionate characters. Each has their own issues and each is endearing to the end. I want to know what happens next! Will Rose get passed this, will Carl and Mona rekindle what they had and what about poor Gordon and Assad? What is happening to Morton and Mika and the real mystery about the pains Hardy is experiencing. So many more stories that need telling. Department Q is addictive ... You have been warned.

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Fantastic Thriller

Reviewed in Australia on 20 February 2019

Fantastic Thriller. This is the seventh book I’ve read in this series, and I’ve absolutely loved everyone one of them. I like Jussi Adler-Olsen’s writing style and the way he weaves the story. Along with a great group of characters, I couldn’t pick the ending which I always enjoy.
Ann-Line Svendsen would be more than happy if she didn’t have to deal with the unemployed women that clearly had no intention of staying in the job. She’s just about had enough of the daily abuse and now that her health is suffering, they may have just pushed her too far. Detective Carl Morck and his team have enough on their plates dealing with Rose going off the rails again, let alone trying to find the latest killer who seems to be randomly killing victims throughout the city. The hierarchy are putting a lot of pressure on them to find the person responsible and stop the killing. A great story from start to finish, and it’s certainly worth a read. 5/5 Star Rating.

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M. Dowden

An Involved Tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2020

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As with all the Department Q novels you do not have to have read them in order as they are all standalone, although with this particular one, if you have read the others you will have an idea of Rose’s mental state. This is also the ‘busiest’ novel so far in the series, proving to be quite complex for Carl and his colleagues to solve. It starts though with a death that in many ways brings to the mind of Carl and another former policeman an unsolved case from the past.

As the team start to prepare to investigate this so they also get drawn into the political games that go on within a police force, as well as assisting with present day crimes. As usual we know more than the police as we have the other bits of the novel to read, and so thus can see the full situation. With Rose still suffering from the effects of the hypnosis from the previous case (The Hanging Girl) so we see how she just drops out of things and becomes incoherent on many levels. It is perhaps good to remind people of mental illness, as like me many have suffered due to severe depression and other things, and so I for one could relate very much with Rose especially with her suicidal thoughts and actions. Such illnesses should not be treated as a stigma, with those who have never suffered perhaps counting their blessings.

With murders from the past and present, and even abduction so there is quite a bit to take in here, all of which is done in a good thoughtful way, even though there are coincidences. As we see though there can be an interrelatedness between different crimes of different degrees which can affect a family or those who live with the same conditions. There is some fun had here though, what with one woman suddenly giving way to her more darker thoughts, who on her own crusade wants to make a difference of some sorts. With the echoes at times of Nazism and the crimes committed back in the Second World War so we are reminded of Man’s inhumanity to Man, and with the populist nationalist movement that seems to have gripped a number of nations, so an inevitable return to dark and horrific days can only be around the corner.

This thus is a very good addition to this series, which I must admit that I have become a fan of, and is as well as a good read something that you can really lose yourself in. One thing is for sure though with this book, Department Q are certainly on a roll, with a number of cases getting solved, although not all going to court.

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AReader

Something rotten in the state of Denmark?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2017

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I am amazed that I seem to be the first person to use this heading. This book is far darker than the previous ones about the same characters. In the other books, there seemed to be two halves - one appalling event or crime, and an amusing, almost slapstick, account of the detectives solving it, which went a long way towards defusing the horror. In this one, everything seems to be dark and there is a great deal of criticism, actual or implied, about Danish society.

It's still a good book and worth reading.

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Another great Dept Q case

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2019

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I love these books. Better to read them in order, because it's important to understand where Carl Morck is coming from, and who the characters are because they each have a story of their own, although I'm still trying to work out Assad's intriguing past, 7 books on! A bit gruesome at times, but that's standard for Scandi Noir, with great insight into all the main players' psyche, including the unpleasant ones. The investigation doesn't race along, rather builds with intensity, even though you know who the villain is, because there's a sub-story that grips you at the same time.
Definitely another knicker-gripper from Adler Olsen. Waiting for the next one.

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Paul S

One of the best novels in the series to date & one that can be enjoyed as a 'stand-alone' story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2019

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'The Scarred Woman' is the seventh novel in the Department Q series and I think it is one of the best in the series to date. It can be read as a 'stand alone' novel as unlike the previous novels in the series, the on-going nail gun killer investigation is hardly mentioned (if at all). Instead what we get in this novel is a focus on Rose's back story (Rose being one of the central team members of Department Q) as well as a number of murders for the team to investigate, only one of which is an unsolved 'cold' case.
The story has the usual ingredients we expect from a Jussi Adler Olsen Department Q novel: some very dry humorous moments; interesting (bordering on satirical) observations of various aspects of Danish society (their media, police & their benefits culture, to name just three); realistic characters and a plot that contains plenty of twists and turns as the story unfolds (including some quite gruesome, but not gratuitous, scenes).
So while I would recommend you should read the previous novels (in order of publication) to get the fullest enjoyment from this book, it is not an essential requirement. As for me, I now have the agonising wait for the next book in the series to be published in which I believe Assad takes a more central role.

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markb

Darker book than others in the series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2019

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This is #7 of the series dedicated to the exploits of the Department Q cold case team of Copenhagen Police. Fans will by now be very familiar with Inspector Carl Morck and his colleagues. In this story, unusually, the team takes on some current cases - an apparently random series of hit and run deaths, along with the robbery and murder of an affluent elderly woman. They also have to cope with one of their investigators experiencing a profound life-threatening mental health crisis. The pace of the story builds slowly and only very gradually does the reader begin to recognise how the various cases might be linked. Along the way Adler-Olsen offers the reader his commentary on the fragility of modern Danish society, describing an ineffective, uncaring, anonymous benefits system and a cynical overstretched police force. These decrepit public services coexist with personal grief and suffering. Ultimately the plot culminates in a frenetic race against time to resolve the various investigations whilst limiting threats and harm to all involved.
This is a much darker book than others in the Department Q series in which the usual cast of characters are shown as very fallible and struggling. Fans of the Morck stories might miss the humour and slapstick of earlier books. Nonetheless, after a slow start I found this a gripping read.
Finally, whilst the novel could be read as a standalone, new readers would be best to begin with an earlier Department Q book. Otherwise they will miss information about the backgrounds of Morck and his team which contributes to making these stories worthwhile, intriguing, reading.

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