The Recurring Cast
Department Q book 9 · 2021

The Shadow Murders

An apparent suicide on a significant anniversary leads Department Q to a pattern of deaths stretching back more than thirty years, each with a strange detail in common, while Carl Mørck faces questions about his own past.

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Book facts

Author
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Series
Department Q, book 9 of 9
Published
2021
Setting
Set in Copenhagen
Characters charted
6
Chart confidence
Low

Who is in The Shadow Murders

6 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 3

Also featuring these characters

Other Jussi Adler-Olsen books that share the most characters with The Shadow Murders.