Jussi Adler-Olsen published his first bestseller Alfabethuset (The Alphabet House) in 1997 and it was followed in 2002 by Og hun takkede guderne (The Company Basher). In 2006, Washington Dekretet (The Washington Decree) was published.
From then, the novels in the crime-thriller series about Carl Mørck and Department Q took over. The first five volumes of this crime thriller seres: The Woman in the Cage, The Pheasant Killers, Message in a Bottle, Journal 64 and The Marco Effect have made Jussi Adler-Olsen one of the most popular and widely-read authors both in Denmark and internationally.
The series about Department Q are scheduled to be an ongoing story consisting of 10 very different individual novels. Together they tell a comprehensive story about the main characters. The series have been sold for publication in 42 countries and is in many places printed in astronomical numbers of copies. The film rights for the novels have been purchased by Zentropa and Nordisk Film. The first five are out now.
The previous books in the series have won The Golden Laurels (De Gyldne Laurbær), The Readers’ Book Prize (Læsernes Bogpris), The Harald Mogensen Award and The Glass Key to name a few, as well as a number of highly prestigious international awards.
From then, the novels in the crime-thriller series about Carl Mørck and Department Q took over. The first five volumes of this crime thriller seres: The Woman in the Cage, The Pheasant Killers, Message in a Bottle, Journal 64 and The Marco Effect have made Jussi Adler-Olsen one of the most popular and widely-read authors both in Denmark and internationally.
The series about Department Q are scheduled to be an ongoing story consisting of 10 very different individual novels. Together they tell a comprehensive story about the main characters. The series have been sold for publication in 42 countries and is in many places printed in astronomical numbers of copies. The film rights for the novels have been purchased by Zentropa and Nordisk Film. The first five are out now.
The previous books in the series have won The Golden Laurels (De Gyldne Laurbær), The Readers’ Book Prize (Læsernes Bogpris), The Harald Mogensen Award and The Glass Key to name a few, as well as a number of highly prestigious international awards.
