The Recurring Cast
Department Q book 5 · 2012

The Marco Effect

Marco, a fifteen-year-old boy who has escaped from a criminal clan of thieves, stumbles on a body linked to a fraud scheme in Denmark’s aid to Africa. Carl Mørck and Department Q become involved in the boy’s fate.

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Book facts

Author
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Series
Department Q, book 5 of 9
Published
2012
Setting
Set in Copenhagen
Characters charted
5
Chart confidence
Medium

The Marco Effect on screen

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Who is in The Marco Effect

5 recurring or key characters from Jussi Adler-Olsen’s chart.

Lead 1

Major 2

  • AssadCarl’s assistant with a mysterious past
  • RoseCarl’s volatile assistant

Minor and cameo 2

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