The Absent One: A Department Q Novel - A Department Q Novel Reprint edition

New York Times bestseller Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with the second book in his electrifying Department Q series

“The new ‘it? boy of Nordic Noir? (The Times, London) delivers an electrifying follow up to his New York Times bestselling debut

In The Keeper of Lost Causes, American audiences were finally introduced to Copenhagen?s Detective Carl Mørck and his creator, #1 international bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Now, Mørck is back. He?s 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.