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Book SynopsisFEATURED IN THE TIMES TOP 100 CRIME & THRILLERS SINCE 1945
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Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen is Scandinavia''s new bestselling crime writing sensation
''She scratched her fingertips on the smooth walls until they bled, and pounded her fists on the thick panes until she could no longer feel her hands. At least ten times she had fumbled her way to the steel door and stuck her fingernails in the crack to pry it open . . .''
Merete Lynggard vanished five years ago. Everyone says she''s dead. Everyone says the case is a waste of time. Everyone except Copenhagen detective Carl Morck. Turning over this old case he thinks he''s found a clue missed by his predecessors. It takes him on a
Trade Review
One of the most original plots in crime fiction . . . Brilliant * The Times, Top 100 Crime & Thrillers since 1945 *
The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir * The Times *
Gripping story-telling * Guardian *
This pitch-black novel will have readers hungry for more * Independent *
