"The Enquiries of the V Department Volume 5" is a thrilling novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen that follows the story of Marco, a fifteen-year-old boy who has lived his entire life as part of a gang of young thieves led by his uncle Zola. One day, while trying to escape his criminal past, Marco discovers the body of a man linked to international corruption in the woods behind his old gang's hideout and must flee, pursued by his uncle who wants to silence him. Meanwhile, the Department V's investigation into the disappearance of a Danish officer seems to be going nowhere until Carl Morck discovers that a young thief, Marco, may have information that could solve this cold case.
As Marco becomes increasingly hunted by Zola's gang and others who want him silenced, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that leads to a high-stakes race against time involving Serbian hitmen and former child soldiers. In this fifth installment of the series, Carl Morck and his assistants embark on a pulse-pounding chase that takes them from the streets of Copenhagen to Africa. Once again, Jussi Adler-Olsen has managed to surprise us with his gripping storytelling.