The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 9 books · 2007 to 2021 · Set in Copenhagen

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Crime and mysteryPolice procedural

Detective Carl Mørck is sent to the basement of Copenhagen police headquarters to run Department Q, a cold case unit, with his enigmatic assistant Assad and the volatile Rose.

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Department Q

9 books · Set in CopenhagenPolice procedural
  1. 1Mercy2007With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Disgrace2008With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Redemption2009With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Guilt2010With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Marco Effect2012With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Hanging Girl2014With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Scarred Woman2016With Carl Mørck and RoseBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Victim 21172019With Carl Mørck and AssadBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Shadow Murders2021With Carl MørckBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Department Q