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Department Q Books in Order

by Jussi Adler-OlsenMystery, Thriller & Suspense

11 books from The Keeper of Lost Causes (2011) to No Song for the Dead (2026). Rated 4.5 across 26,119 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Keeper of Lost Causes

    Book 1 2011 4.3 (6.1k)

    Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen's coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Carl Mørck used to be one of...

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  2. The Absent One

    Book 2 2012 4.3 (3.5k)

    In The Keeper of Lost Causes, Jussi Adler-Olsen introduced Detective Carl Mørck, a deeply flawed, brilliant detective newly assigned to run Department Q, the home of Copenhagen’s coldest cases.

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  3. A Conspiracy of Faith

    Book 3 2013 4.6 (3.2k)

    Q Detective Carl Mørck and his colleagues Assad and Rose must use all of their resources to uncover the horrifying truth in this heart-pounding Nordic thriller from the #1 international bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen.

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  4. The Purity of Vengeance

    Book 4 2013 4.5 (2.9k)

    Q New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen returns as Detective Carl Mørck and his Department Q team delve into a cold case that turns into more than they may be able to handle...

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  5. The Marco Effect

    Book 5 2014 4.5 (2.8k)

    Q A teenaged boy on the run propels Detective Carl Mørck into Department Q’s most sinister case yet in the fifth novel in Jussi Adler-Olsen's New York Times bestselling series.

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  6. The Hanging Girl

    Book 6 2015 4.5 (2.7k)

    Q New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen delivers an exhilarating mystery in the Department Q series, featuring Detective Carl Mørck and his enigmatic assistants, Assad and Rose.

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  7. The Scarred Woman

    Book 7 2017 4.6 (2k)

    Q The New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Causes delivers his most captivating and suspenseful Department Q novel yet—perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson.

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  8. Victim 2117

    Book 8 2020 4.6 (1.4k)

    Q In the heart-pounding next installment of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own—the enigmatic…

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  9. The Shadow Murders

    Book 9 2022 4.6 (995)

    Q In the exhilarating penultimate thriller of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, the team must hunt for a nefarious criminal who has slipped under the radar for decades.

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  10. Locked In

    Book 10 2024 4.7 (608)

    Q In this tenth installment of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling series, the team must solve the cold case that has put their own leader behind bars, a place where his enemies are plentiful and time is quickly running…

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  11. No Song for the Dead

    Book 11 2026 4.7 (129)

    Jussi Adler-Olsen’s New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series continues, introducing an intriguing new member to the Department Q team . . . Former head of Department Q Carl Mørck has retired.

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Adapted for screen

  • Dept. Q TV series · Netflix · 2025– · 1 season

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Department Q is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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