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1987: Nete Hermansen, a young woman brutally assaulted in her youth, sterilised without her consent by a fanatical surgeon, and banished to Sprogo, the island for outcast women is planning her escape and her vengeance. And soon people begin to go missing and no one - certainly not the police - knows why, nor that individual cases are connected. 
 
Today:Carl Mørck and his assistants Assad and Rose in Department Q are examining old missing persons cases and spot a disturbing pattern from 1987 . . .

FROM THE 10 MILLION COPY, No. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEPARTMENT Q SERIES 
 
A GRIPPING TREAT FOR FANS OF SCANDANAVIAN THRILLERS 
 
1987 
 
Nete Rosen thought she'd put her traumatic youth behind her. Her caring foster parents and loving husband helped her start again. 
 
But then a man from her past reappears, who threatens to destroy her new life. 
 
She won't be drawn back into that nightmare - she won't be a victim again . . . 
 
2010 
 
Detective Carl Mørck from Copenhagen's cold case division is looking into the disappearance of Rita Nielsen, an escort agency owner. 
 
But as he investigates, he discovers that Rita is only one piece of the puzzle. 
 
It's not a one-off incident, but part of a disturbing pattern that's been hidden for over 20 years . . . 
 
Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen: 
 
'The new 'it' boy of Nordic Noir' The Times 
 
 
'Gripping story-telling' Guardian 
 
 
'As impressive as it is unnerving' Independent

Jussi Adler-Olsen (Author) Jussi Adler-Olsen was born in Copenhagen and worked as a magazine editor and publisher before starting to write fiction. Buried is the fifth novel in the Department Q series, following on from Redemption, Disgrace, Mercy and Guilt. He holds the prestigious Glass Key Award, given annually for a crime novel by a Scandinavian author, and is also winner of the Golden Laurels, Denmark's highest literary accolade. Martin Aitken (Translator) Martin Aitken has translated the works of many Scandinavian writers, among them Karl Ove Knausgaard, Helle Helle, Hanne Ørstavik and Olga Ravn. He lives in Denmark.

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