![]() However, a terrible rape and murder of a nineteen year old girl makes her want to stay – until she has solved the case that is, and the perp is behind bars. Our main character, police detective Sarah Lund is leaving her job in the Copenhagen Police Department to move to Sweden with her partner Bengt and her son Mark. This was originally a Danish drama, written by Soren Sveistrop and when released over in the UK, it became somewhat of a cult phenomenon, winning a BAFTA and an International Emmy and considerable critical acclaim. I normally like to read books before I watch the television/film adaptation but with this book funnily enough the TV series came first. Over the course of 20 days, suspect upon suspect emerges as violence and political intrigue cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer. ![]() When links between City Hall and the murder suddenly come to light, the case takes an entirely different turn. While Nanna’s family struggles to cope with their loss, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of an election campaign to become the new mayor of Copenhagen. Lund’s plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation along with fellow detective Jan Meyer. ![]() But everything changes when 19-year-old student Nanna Birk Larsen is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. ![]() Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen Police department before moving to Sweden. ![]()
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