Over three years ago a civil servant vanished after returning from a work trip to Africa. Missing presumed dead the man's family still want answers. It is one of the many unsolved crimes left for Department Q Denmark's cold case unit headed up by Detective Carl Morck. But what Carl doesn't know is that the key to the investigation is in Copenhagen. Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson is tough smart and suspicious of police. Sleeping rough and hiding in the shadows is his way of life. But what is he running from - and what does he know that's worth killing him for?
