Department Q

Dept. Q finds a new home in Edinburgh – and on Netflix

By DeathBecomesHer

4 June, 2025

Dept. Q, now creating a buzz on Netflix, is based upon the books by Jussi Adler-Olsen, but while the original novels – and the Danish series which followed them – are set in Copenhagen, this iteration roots itself firmly in Edinburgh and uses the location…

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The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen

By crimefictionlover

14 September, 2017

Translated by William Frost — Rigmor Zimmermann is dead. Bludgeoned. Her body has been found in the King’s Gardens in Copenhagen but it’s not a case Carl Mørck and Department Q can touch. Their remit is strictly cold cases. However, because of the resemblance to…

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Interview: Jussi Adler-Olsen

By crimefictionlover

5 September, 2017

The Department Q series by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen is one of the best going. This division of the Copenhagen police force deals with the cold cases other detectives just couldn’t solve, all over Denmark. Situated in their basement office they’re seen as misfits, led…

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A guide to Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series

By Jeremy Megraw

7 August, 2017

When it comes to Nordic noir, you’re unlikely to find a series quite like Department Q. Conceived by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, these books are dark and unflinchingly brutal, full of social commentary, yet also manage big doses of madcap, laugh-out-loud humour. They have proven…

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The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen

By crimefictionlover

13 October, 2015

Translated by William Frost — Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen is now one of the country’s top literary exports. The jacket of The Hanging Girl – the sixth Department Q novel, featuring Carl Mørck – proclaims sales of 12.5 million copies. The author’s creation of a separate department…

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First look: The Hanging Girl

By crimefictionlover

18 June, 2015

On 3 September, the Danish author Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen will have as many of his Department Q books available in English as he has names. That’s right, because today Crime Fiction Lover was down at the Royal Mail delivery centre picking up a…

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Jeremy Megraw: Top five books of 2014

By Jeremy Megraw

13 December, 2014

Despite this year’s abundant crime fiction harvest, picking the five best books to enjoy with your eggnog was a relatively easy task for me. And with some of these titles, you may even go back for seconds. It seems like every year the market looks towards…

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The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen

By Jeremy Megraw

22 October, 2014

Translated by Martin Aitken – In this latest book in the Department Q series from Denmark, a gypsy street urchin named Marco stumbles into the path of rampant corporate greed and murder. As an army of contract killers converges on the clever young thief on…

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Dept. Q finds a new home in Edinburgh – and on Netflix

The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Interview: Jussi Adler-Olsen

A guide to Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series

The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen

First look: The Hanging Girl

Jeremy Megraw: Top five books of 2014

The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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