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Home / Authors / Jussi Adler-Olsen Jussi Adler-Olsen Danish author best known for the Department Q crime series. His books have sold over 27 million copies worldwide and won multiple awards, including the Glass Key Award. This page lists Jussi Adler-Olsen’s books in order, covering both chronological publication and the Department Q series reading order.
All books · chronological
1997 The Alphabet House POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2002 Takeover POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 The Keeper of Lost Causes / Mercy POoDQB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 The Absent One / Disgrace POoDQB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 A Conspiracy of Faith / Redemption / Flaskepost fra P POoDQB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 The Purity of Vengeance / Guilt / Journal 64 POoDQB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 The Marco Effect / Buried / Marco Effekten POoDQB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 The Hanging Girl POoDQB · 6 Buy ↗ 2016 The Scarred Woman POoDQB · 7 Buy ↗ 2018 The Washington Decree POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 Victim 2117 POoDQB · 8 Buy ↗ 2021 The Shadow Murders POoDQB · 9 Buy ↗ 2024 Locked In POoDQB · 10 Buy ↗ 2026 No Song for the Dead(With: Stine Bolther,Line Tolstrup Holm) POoDQB · 11 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Department Q Books 11 books · 2011–2026
01 The Keeper of Lost Causes / Mercy 2011 Buy ↗ 02 The Absent One / Disgrace 2012 Buy ↗ 03 A Conspiracy of Faith / Redemption / Flaskepost fra P 2013 Buy ↗ 04 The Purity of Vengeance / Guilt / Journal 64 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The Marco Effect / Buried / Marco Effekten 2013 Buy ↗ 06 The Hanging Girl 2014 Buy ↗ 07 The Scarred Woman 2016 Buy ↗ 09 The Shadow Murders 2021 Buy ↗ 11 No Song for the Dead(With: Stine Bolther,Line Tolstrup Holm) 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 3 books · 1997–2018
01 The Alphabet House 1997 Buy ↗ 03 The Washington Decree 2018 Buy ↗