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1 series · 10 books listed so far · Adult

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About: Danish author of novels (Source: Wikidata) More about Jussi Adler-Olsen

Start here: The Keeper of Lost Causes. Book 1 of Department Q, the earliest series listed here.

Department Q

10 books listed so far

Order: from the publisher's numbered list (penguinrandomhouse.com)

  1. 1 The Keeper of Lost Causes book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    The Keeper of Lost Causes

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    Start hereFirst book in the main order. Cover from Google Books
  2. 2 The Absent One book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    The Absent One

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  3. 3 A Conspiracy of Faith book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    A Conspiracy of Faith

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  4. 4 The Purity of Vengeance book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    The Purity of Vengeance

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  5. 5 The Marco Effect book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    The Marco Effect

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  6. 6 The Hanging Girl book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    The Hanging Girl

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  7. 7 The Scarred Woman book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    The Scarred Woman

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  8. 8 Victim 2117 book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Victim 2117

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  9. 9

    The Shadow Murders

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  10. 10 Locked In book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Locked In

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    Cover from Google Books
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Birth
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1950. (Wikidata and the place's own entry; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Barry Award for Best Novel, 2012 (The Keeper of Lost Causes) (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Grand prix des lectrices de Elle for crime fiction, 2012 (Wikidata, citing elle.fr; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, 2015 (Wikidata, citing jyllands-posten.dk; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Harald Mogensen Prize, 2010 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Glass Key award, 2010 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
De Gyldne Laurbær, 2010 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Honorary craftsman, 2017 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Barry Award for Best Novel, 2012 (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)

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  • Copenhagen (Denmark)
  • Denmark

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