Afdeling Q Series by Jussi Adler-Olsen

3.93 · 167 ratings
  • The Keeper of Lost Causes (Afdeling Q #1)
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    The Keeper of Lost Causes (Afdeling Q #1)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings · published 2007

    Carl Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of two fellow cops, and Carl—who didn’t draw his weapon—blames himself. So a promotion is the last thing he expects. But Department Q is a department of one, and Carl’s got only a stack of Copenhagen’s coldest cases for company... more

  • The Absent One (Afdeling Q #2)
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    The Absent One (Afdeling Q #2)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings · published 2008

    In "The Keeper of Lost Causes," Jussi Adler-Olsen introduced Detective Carl Mørck, a deeply flawed but brilliant detective newly assigned to run Department Q, the home of Copenhagen’s coldest cases.The result wasn’t what Mørck—or readers—expected, but by the opening of Adler-Olsen’s shocking, fast-paced follow-up, Mørck is satisfied with the notion of picking up long-cold leads... more

  • A Conspiracy of Faith (Afdeling Q #3)
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    A Conspiracy of Faith (Afdeling Q #3)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings · published 2009

    Detective Carl Mørck holds in his hands a bottle that contains old and decayed message, written in blood. It is a cry for help from two young brothers, tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Could it be real? Who are these boys, and why weren’t they reported missing? Could they possibly still be alive?Carl’s investigation will force him to cross paths with a woman stuck in a desperate marriage- her husband refuses to tell her where he goes, what he does, how long he will be away... more

  • The Purity of Vengeance (Afdeling Q #4)
    #4

    The Purity of Vengeance (Afdeling Q #4)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2010

    International superstar Jussi Adler-Olsen, with more than fourteen million copies of his books sold worldwide, returns with the fourth book in his New York Times bestselling Department Q series, about a perplexing cold case with sinister modern-day consequences. In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark... more

  • Buried (Afdeling Q #5)
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    Buried (Afdeling Q #5)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2013

    Over three years ago, a civil servant vanished after returning from a work trip to Africa. Missing, presumed dead, the man's family still want answers.It is one of the many unsolved crimes left for Department Q, Denmark's cold case unit headed up by Detective Carl Morck.But what Carl doesn't know is that the key to the investigation is in Copenhagen. Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson is tough, smart and suspicious of police. Sleeping rough and hiding in the shadows is his way of life... more

  • The Hanging Girl (Afdeling Q #6)
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    The Hanging Girl (Afdeling Q #6)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2015

    In the middle of his usual hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is dismissive when he realizes that a new case is being foisted on him, but a few hours later, he receives some shocking news that leaves his headstrong assistant Rose more furious than usual... more

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