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Department Q Books In Order (Full List)
Department Q is a series of 11 books by Jussi Adler-Olsen. The first book published in the series is The Keeper of Lost Causes in 2011. Here is a complete list of Department Q books in order.
Last update: October 18, 2026
1. The Keeper of Lost Causes (2011)
Chief detective Carl Mørck, recovering from what he thought was a career-destroying gunshot wound, is relegated to cold cases and becomes immersed in the five-year disappearance of a politician.
- 📇 416 Pages
- 📝 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time
2. The Absent One (2012)
Carl Mørck checks the twenty-year-old murders of a brother and sister whose confessed killer may actually be innocent, a case with ties to a homeless woman and powerful adversaries. This is the second book in the author's "Department Q" series.
- 📇 406 Pages
- 📝 101,500 - 121,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time
3. A Conspiracy of Faith (2013)
Receiving a sealed bottle with a years-old plea for help by two young victims imprisoned in a boathouse by the sea.
- 📇 504 Pages
- 📝 126,000 - 151,200 Word Count
- ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time
4. The Purity of Vengeance (2013)
The Purity of Vengeance is a 2018 Danish crime thriller directed by Christoffer Boe. It is based on the novel Journal 64 by Jussi Adler-Olsen.
- 📇 500 Pages
- 📝 125,000 - 150,000 Word Count
- ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time
5. The Marco Effect (2013)
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- 📇 484 Pages
- 📝 121,000 - 145,200 Word Count
- ⏱️ 16 Hours Reading Time
6. The Hanging Girl (2014)
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- 📇 528 Pages
- 📝 132,000 - 158,400 Word Count
- ⏱️ 18 Hours Reading Time
7. The Scarred Woman (2016)
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- 📇 472 Pages
- 📝 118,000 - 141,600 Word Count
- ⏱️ 16 Hours Reading Time
8. Victim 2117 (2020)
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- 📇 480 Pages
- 📝 120,000 - 144,000 Word Count
- ⏱️ 16 Hours Reading Time
9. The Shadow Murders (2021)
Department Q opens the file connected to "The Shadow Murders".
- 📇 742 Pages
- 📝 185,500 - 222,600 Word Count
- ⏱️ 25 Hours Reading Time
10. Locked In (2024)
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- 📇 512 Pages
- 📝 128,000 - 153,600 Word Count
- ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time
11. No Song for the Dead (2026)
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- 📇 500 Pages
- 📝 125,000 - 150,000 Word Count
- ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time