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Department Q is a series of Danish Nordic noir crime novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, following detective Carl Mørck and his team investigating cold cases for a fictional Copenhagen police department. The novels have been translated into numerous languages and adapted into Danish films and a Netflix television series.
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Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Chief detective Carl Mork, recovering from what he believed was a career-destroying gunshot wound, is relegated to cold cases. He becomes immersed in…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Detective Carl Mørck investigates the twenty-year-old murders of a brother and sister whose confessed killer may actually be innocent, a case with…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Detective Carl Mørck receives a bottle holding an old message written in blood, a cry for help from two brothers bound in a boathouse by the sea. The…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a surgeon involved in sterilizing wayward girls in…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants to become a Danish citizen and attend school normally, but his uncle Zola rules their gypsy clan with an iron…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, is dismissive when a colleague on Bornholm foists a new case on him, but shocking news leaves his assistant Rose…
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Buy on Amazon2017 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
The body of an elderly woman is found in a Copenhagen park, resembling an unsolved homicide from over a decade ago, while a group of young women are…
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Buy on Amazon2020 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Victim 2117, the two thousand one hundred seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean, sets off a chain of events pulling Department Q into a…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
The Shadow Murders is a 2022 book by Jussi Adler-Olsen. It is book 9 of the series Department Q.
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2024 · Jussi Adler-Olsen
Locked In is a 2024 book by Jussi Adler-Olsen. It is book 10 of the series Department Q.
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No Song for the Dead📅 Expected Sep 8, 2026
Jussi Adler-Olsen’s New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series continues, introducing an intriguing new member to the Department Q…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Department Q books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The Keeper of Lost Causes”. Start with “The Keeper of Lost Causes.”
How many books are in the Department Q series?
We list 10 books by Jussi Adler-Olsen , published between 2011–2024.
When is the next Department Q book released?
The next book is “No Song for the Dead”, expected Sep 8, 2026. That is the publisher's announced date and can change; this page updates when it does.
Where can I buy the Department Q books?
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