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THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
24 MILLION BOOKS SOLD
WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD

In the heart-pounding new installment of the No.1 bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own - the enigmatic Assad.

The newspaper refers to the dead body only as Victim 2117 - the two thousand, one hundred and seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea.

But to three people, the victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division led by Detective Carl Mørck, into a deeply dangerous - and deeply personal - case: a case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the future.

For a troubled Danish teen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he resents and is the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses. For Ghallib, a brutal tormentor from the notorious prison Abu Ghraib, the death of Victim 2117 was the first step in a terrorist plot, years in the making. And for Department Q's Assad, Victim 2117 is a link to his buried past and to the family he assumed was long dead.

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'The best book in the series' *****

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'The master of Nordic-noir is back' *****

'Brilliantly addictive' *****

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Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than twenty-seven million copies around the world. His many prestigious worldwide crime-writing awards include the Barry Award and the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, and Stieg Larsson. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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Tackles complex social issues including while entertaining the reader with Adler-Olsen's trademark mix of suspense and humour
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The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir - Times

Gripping story-telling - Guardian

Mesmerising writing - Independent

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

Jussi Adler-Olsen, with his unrestrained humor and warm heart, is a kind of Danish mentor to us. . . Victim 2117 grows into a hard-hitting fist that lands heavily and relentlessly in the midst of our time - Lars Kepler, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Joona Linna series

Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more - Kirkus

Victim 2117 is a mind-blowing adventure, a huge adrenaline rush. Trust me on this, you won't want to put it down - Catherine Coulter, bestselling author of Deadlock --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen (born August 2, 1950) is a Danish author, publisher, editor and entrepreneur. Jussi Adler-Olsen's career is characterised by his great involvement in a wide range of media related activities. In 1984, he made his debut as a non-fiction writer. 1997 saw his debut as a fiction writer. His latest novel is The Boundless (Den Grænseløse) (2014) is the 6th volume in the Department Q series.

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kym porter

Good as part of the series but not as a stand alone book

Reviewed in Australia on 15 June 2020

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I have read all the Department Q books. This latest instalment goes to Assad’s back story. It is interesting enough and I enjoyed it as part of an ongoing series. It is not the best book in the series and would not be a good introduction to the series. If you are in the series this one is worth reading.

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Robert Pokrant

A tale of three cities

Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2020

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The pace is exhilarating, the dialogue shifts between macabre, menacing and humorous, the two stories intersect and diverge, and the characters are attractive and repulsive, sympathetic and annoying. Moving between Copenhagen, Iraq and Berlin, this is a better than usual police procedural from Denmark’s Department Q.

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Frankie

Really Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 11 May 2021

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A really enjoyable main plot with a nice side story. Great character development of Assad and nice to see Rose back in the saddle. A great book has me reading at all times of the day, and this one ticked that box.

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Jean Hart

Not remotely as good as previous books in this series.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 June 2020

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The book was difficult to follow, over complicated unsatisfying...however I have read and thoroughly enjoyed all other books by this author.

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Brilliant, I loved it.

Reviewed in Australia on 4 March 2020

Brilliant, I loved it. I really enjoyed Jussi Adler-Olsen’s first seven books in this series, and this one was certainly up there with one of his best. There are so many great characters, and I love detail and background that is put into their private lives. The plot is thrilling, and I like the intensity of it. I’ve always enjoyed a story where there is more than one thing happening, and the Author has done a fabulous job with this book. Victim 2217 was well worth the read.
Carl and Gordon were preoccupied with a young guy calling into the station threating to kill his parents, he would then continue his killing spree with other random people. It was very unusual when he said he was going to wait until he reached the level of 2217 on his game before he started to kill. Assad relives his nightmare from Iraq and a monster that he had meet by the name of Ghaalib. Now 16 years later Ghaalib has resurfaced and it now looks like he’s trying to track Assad down. Up until now Assad had kept his past from those around him, however with Ghaalib being such a threat Assad felt compelled to tell his friends and colleagues about where he came from and what happened to him in the past. Freelance Journalist Joan Aiguader was down and out, and his life wasn’t looking too good until he stumbled onto the story of a lifetime. Sure, he may have wanted a fulltime job out of this, and it really was a great story however he may not have realised how dangerous it was going to be. This is certainly a book that I would strongly recommend. 5/5 Star Rating.

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M. Dowden

Who Really Is Assad?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2020

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Ever since this series has started, we all have wondered who the very capable Assad really is, and at last, with this the eighth Department Q book we at last find out. Jussi Adler-Olsen gives us another great read which takes us back into the recent past and the Middle East and into the present of the story in Europe.

Starting with a Spanish freelance journalist whose life is falling apart, so he thinks he may have found the ideal story, when the 2117th victim of escaping immigrants is found. Reporting how this poor woman has been found floating in the sea at Ayia Napa and subsequently washing up on the beach after seemingly drowning trying to escape from Syria, so it soon transpires that she has actually been murdered. As the journalist is tasked with finding out more, so he comes close to what is going to happen.

For Assad, so when he sees the photo of the woman, his past comes back with a bang, as he knows that a message is being sent to him. And in Denmark, a young unstable male starts to envision how he will unleash violence in memory to the dead woman. Here then we are thrust back into the world of Denmark’s Department Q, two years after the last novel ended, and thus we see how the main characters have been coping with the fallout of that investigation. For Rose the period has not been great, but could helping Assad bring her out of her self-imposed isolation?

With lots of action, as Carl and Assad end up in Germany, so they are on the hunt for a very dangerous man, one who is intent on reaping his revenge on Assad, whilst also creating a devastating terrorist act. What I enjoyed about this book apart from the stomping good story is that it reminds us that we are always vulnerable to terrorist attacks, because there will never be enough manpower to follow up every lead, and also people who are unknown to the police and intelligent services can always emerge from out of the woodwork. Reminding us all how dangerous life can be at times, perhaps some will think about their actions in this present time of lockdown. After all we have people intentionally breaking lockdown and spreading a very contagious virus which can be seen as an act of terrorism in itself, after all we are all fully ware of what can happen, and the amount of people who can die.

In all then this is another great addition to this series, and with a message that some more information may have come alight over the original case that caused Karl’s being placed in the department, so there is an opening for another novel. Expect a fast-paced tale here, with action and excitement, as well as manipulation and cat and mouse games.

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taffygirl

Bit tedious/some spoiler alerts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2020

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I love Department Q , Carl Mork and his colleagues but I am afraid I didn't find this book quite as good as previous books. It lacked some of the humour found in earlier stories and if I'm honest I found it a bit tedious at times and hard going. I preferred it when we didn't know Assad's back story because now I somehow I feel that Assad would have been a more morose character if his past experiences were to go by but he has always been very funny and so consequently I couldn't really buy into his past. It was like he was a completely different character from the previous books. Also though I know it wasn't entirely impossible I didn't find Mona's pregnancy very believable. I do however like that Rose seems to be getting back to her old self and hope that Q9 if there is one will be more like Q1-7.

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Paul S

Another gripping crime thriller from the Dept Q series, but not quite what I was expecting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2020

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I have been eagerly waiting for the publication of the English language version of 'Victim 2117' but perhaps I set my expectations too high as I am just slightly disappointed with this eighth story in the department Q series. Now please don't misunderstand me ... this is a cracking good thriller and perhaps it is the subtle differences between it and the earlier novels in the series that have left me thinking it does not quite reach the heights of some of the previous novels in the series.
If you have never read any of the previous novels then I expect you will find this a really good thriller. There are two different crimes for the members of Department Q to investigate, both relating to terrorism, but I feel the story line that features Assad is the stronger, and more engaging, of the two.
There are a range of different themes covered in the novel, including the risks to society brought about by threatened terrorist activities, the potential behavioural and psychological impact that 'shoot 'em up' computer games may have on young impressionable people, and coping with post traumatic stress disorders brought about through the brutality of human behaviour in times of conflict (to mention just three). All these themes are handled well and as a result, the plot is certainly full of tension and menace.
There are also a number of riveting, page-turning action scenes that can keep you reading for far longer than you probably intend.
But if you have read the earlier books in the series then you may find this one differs slightly from the previous novels. It strikes me that there is less humour in this novel and there are more 'action' scenes than in the previous books. In addition, while we finally learn about Assad's back story, some of the other on-going threads that have run through most of the novels hardly feature in this novel (e.g. Hardy's backstory and his continuing slow recovery from the terrible injuries he sustained in an earlier investigation with Carl). And while Assad's back story is fascinating and very engaging, I found the second story-line featuring Rose and Gordon less engaging.
So overall, while I enjoyed this novel and highly recommend it as a crime thriller, I feel some of the earlier books in the series were slightly better ... so it is a shame I cannot rate it 4.5 stars out of five as I feel that would best reflect my rating of this story.

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C. Kershaw

So Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 June 2020

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The previous books have all been excellent and very enjoyable but unfortunately not this one. The plot is bizarre, unrealistic and totally unbelievable and I doubt it could ever happen in real life. I have witnessed this with other authors after a few good books and it's as though their reservoir of ideas for a good realistic plot has drained dry. Such a shame but I am just not enjoying it at all.

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Malcolm R

Too much plot!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2020

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Starts slowly thanks to a superfluous Catalan journalist but ends rousingly with Assad and his nemesis (or the other way round) squaring off in Breitscheidplatz, Berlin. The story ambles confusingly through Germany whilst Rose and Gordon battle to identify a psychopath in Copenhagen equally superfluously though the main part is devoted to Assad’s backstory. Consequently this book has two parts, Assad and his family and the rest which gives the other characters something to do - the good and the boring. A bit of editing required; get rid of the journalist and the bumbling Germans and you would get a very good book though the ending is overdone.

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