Detective Superintendent Carl Morck has just returned from his vacation
and been handed a file containing a cold case. He has also been
provided with a new secretary, Rose Knudsen. His assistant, Assad,
points out that they may have gotten the cold case because of funds
flowing into the account of one person who pled guilty to the murders.
There were other suspects, but being children of wealthy parents, no
prosecution followed.
Where the file had come from was a mystery, as were the bits of
information that appeared on his desk afterwards. Returning to the
scene of the crime Morck and Assad discover a Trivial Pursuit game set
up similarly to one that had been found at the scene of the crime. What
is the meaning of that?
Just as Morck and Assad are provided with more information, they are
told by their superiors to stop the investigation. Morck becomes more
determined to carry on as a result. However, both his home and car are
shortly thereafter tampered with. This only strengthens his resolve.
Morck, Assad and Rose set about gathering information on the gang. As
the information comes in, Morck gets to know the members of the gang.
They are violent and deadly. Author Jussi Adler-Olsen creates a lot of
tension for the reader as he draws this murder mystery thriller to its
conclusion. A very good read, hard to put down.
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