Jussi Adler-Olsen

45 workspublishing since 2011

Jussi Adler-Olsen is a Danish crime novelist, born on 2 August 1950 in Copenhagen. He worked as a publisher and series editor before turning to fiction. His 2007 novel “The Keeper of Lost Causes” (Danish “Kvinden i buret”) opened the Department Q series, following Carl Mørck of the Copenhagen cold-case unit. Eleven volumes have appeared in Danish; the eleventh, written with Line Holm and Stine Bolther, reaches English as “No Song for the Dead” in September 2026. The series inspired the 2025 Netflix show “Dept. Q” with Matthew Goode.

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2 releases

No Song for the Dead - The Bestselling Crimes Series That Inspired the Hit Netflix Show DEPT. Q, Starring Matthew GoodePaperback · QuercusUpcoming · in 8 daysSeptember 8, 2026
No Song for the Dead - A Department Q NovelHardcover · Paperback · DuttonUpcoming · in 8 daysSeptember 8, 2026

Published

43 works · 2011–2024

2024

Locked In A Department Q NovelReleasedDec 3, 2024Hardcover · Paperback
Locked In The bestselling crimes series that inspired the hit Netflix show DEPT. Q, starring Matthew GoodeReleasedDec 3, 2024Paperback
Locked In The Heart-Pounding Final Instalment of the Internationally Bestselling Department Q SeriesReleasedDec 2024Paperback