

Oh my days, this is rank. Earlier this year I was bitterly disappointed by a favourite author when Jo Nesbo churned out Macbeth. Now Jussi Adler-Olsen has done the same. I‘ve devoured his Department Q series and was pleased to see him trying something different, stand-alone. Sadly it is the most far-fetched, poorly imagined, meandering tale you could hope to find. Every lightweight strand of plot is unconvincing. So disappointing.