This is the 3rd heart-stopping crime thriller in the Department Q series, following }Mercy{ and }Disgrace{, (which are reissued with new covers this month). In Copenhagen's cold cases division, Carl Morck has received a bottle. It holds an old and decayed message written in blood. It is a cry for help from 2 boys. Is it real? Who are the boys and why have they not been reported missing? Can they possibly still be alive Two boys, brothers, wake tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Their kidnapper has gone, but soon he will return. Their bonds are inescapable. But there is a bottle and tar to seal it. Paper and a splinter for writing; blood for ink. A message begging for help... Her husband will not tell the truth: where he goes, how long he will be away.
