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Victim 2117

The bestselling crimes series that inspired the hit Netflix show DEPT. Q, starring Matthew Goode

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Victim 2117

By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
30 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.


'I can never get enough of Jussi Adler-Olsen' *****

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

'Blew me away' *****

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

'Brilliantly addictive' *****©2020 Jussi Adler-Olsen Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage Fiction Exciting Heartfelt Suspense
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Critic reviews

Tackles complex social issues including while entertaining the reader with Adler-Olsen's trademark mix of suspense and humour
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
Victim 2117 is a mind-blowing adventure, a huge adrenaline rush. Trust me on this, you won't want to put it down
The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir
Gripping story-telling
Mesmerising writing
Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more
Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q police procedurals
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Stephen Pacey is back! THANK YOU. Great story down load and enjoy if you are a fan of Department Q you won't be disappointed

Thank you!,

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I know I am saying what everyone else has said but what a joy to have Steven Pacey back. Karl, Assad, Rose and Gordon have come back to life. Maybe not enough camels but we have all been waiting for Assad’s back story and now we have it. I hope there will be another and please, please it must be read by Steven. It’s been a joy to listen to during these very strange times.

He’s back!

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So happy Stephen Pacey is back. I think the best novel yet in the series.

Brilliant.

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Really enjoyable. The story and the narration all came together . The only pity is that we have to wait for the next one

So please to have Department Q back

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Steve Pacey does the book justice with his excellent narration. I enjoyed every second of listening to it

Fantastic story

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