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Jussi Adler-Olsen

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Born January 1, 1950 (76 years old)
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Also known as: Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen, J. Adler-Olsen
28 books
4.1 (43)
200 readers

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Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen (born 2 August 1950) is a Danish writer of crime fiction, as well as a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur. Jussi Adler-Olsen made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a fiction writer in 1997.

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Zabójcy bażantów

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Po powrocie z urlopu Carl Mørck, szef Departamentu Q, zastaje swojego asystenta Assada zagrzebanego w aktach starej, zamkniętej sprawy. Mimo że zapadł wyrok, ktoś ciągle podrzuca dowody świadczące, że w zbrodnię zamieszana jest grupa prominentów. Dalsze śledztwo wymaga przeciwstawienia się skorumpowanym strukturom w polityce i policji. Rozpoczyna się polowanie z nagonką.

Das Washington-Dekret

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Durch den kaltblütigen Mord an seiner Ehefrau und dem ungeborenen Kind gerät der neu gewählte amerikanische Präsident Bruce Jansen völlig aus dem Gleichgewicht. Er erlässt das "Washington Dekret" ; eine politische Entscheidung, die schwerwiegende Folgen nach sich zieht für die gesamte amerikanische Bevölkerung. Amerika im Ausnahmezustand ... Doggie Rogers, Mitarbeiterin im Stab des Präsidenten, steht nach dem Attentat unter Schock - nicht zuletzt, weil ihr eigener Vater nun des Mordes angeklagt wird. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit wird Doggie zur meistgesuchten Frau der USA. Mit Hilfe von Freunden versucht sie das Komplott aufzudecken. Alles ruht nun auf ihren Schultern.

Buried

4.0 (1)
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Over three years ago, a Danish civil servant vanished after returning from a work trip to Africa. Missing, presumed dead, the man's family still want answers. It is one of the many unsolved crimes left for Department Q, Denmark's cold case unit headed up by Detective Carl Morck.

The absent one

3.8 (5)
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Detective Carl Mørck investigates 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.

The keeper of lost causes

3.8 (9)
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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.

Guilt

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Shows how to understand and let go of your guilt. The first part deals with the causes of guilt, its manifestations, where it originates, how it works in the family and in personal relationships, and how it is manipulated by advertisers and salesmen. Describes the outlets it finds when it is denied, its relationship to fear and anger, shame and jealousy, and how it differs in men and women. The second part focuses on how to let go of the guilt the reader has been carrying around for years and includes chapters on denial, changing the inner script of the past, what to do when guilt persists, distinguishing between real guilt and imagined guilt, how to lessen it and how to cope with it.

The Marco Effect

4.0 (3)
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"The New York Times and internationally bestselling author returns with an astonishing and sinister case for Department Q All fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants is to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. But his uncle Zola rules his former gypsy clan with an iron fist. Revered as a god and feared as a devil, Zola forces the children of the clan to beg and steal for his personal gain. When Marco discovers a dead body-proving the true extent of Zola's criminal activities-he goes on the run. But his family members aren't the only ones who'll go to any lengths to keep Marco silent. forever. Meanwhile, the last thing Detective Carl Morck needs is for his assistants, Assad and Rose, to pick up a missing persons case on a whim: Carl's nemesis is his new boss, and he's saddled Department Q with an unwelcome addition. But when they learn that a mysterious teen named Marco may have as much insight into the case as he has fear of the police, Carl is determined to solve the mystery and save the boy. Carl's actions propel the trio into a case that extends from Denmark to Africa, from embezzlers to child soldiers, from seemingly petty crime rings to the very darkest of cover-ups"--

The scarred woman

4.0 (1)
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"Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division, meets his toughest challenge yet when the dark, troubled past of one of his own team members collides with a sinister unsolved murder. In a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered. The case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide investigation from over a decade ago, but the connection between the two victims confounds the police. Across town a group of young women are being hunted. The attacks seem random, but could these brutal acts of violence be related? Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q is charged with solving the mystery. Back at headquarters, Carl and his team are under pressure to deliver results: failure to meet his superiors' expectations will mean the end of Department Q. Solving the case, however, is not their only concern. After an earlier breakdown, their colleague Rose is still struggling to deal with the reemergence of her past--a past in which a terrible crime may have been committed. It is up to Carl, Assad, and Gordon to uncover the dark and violent truth at the heart of Rose's childhood before it is too late"--

The hanging girl

4.5 (4)
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"New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with the sixth book in his exhilarating Department Q series, featuring Detective Carl Mørck and his enigmatic assistants, Assad and Rose. In the middle of his usual hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is dismissive when he realizes that a new case is being foisted on him, but a few hours later, he receives some shocking news that leaves his headstrong assistant Rose more furious than usual. Carl has no choice but to lead Department Q into the tragic cold case of a vivacious seventeen-year-old girl who vanished from school, only to be found dead hanging high up in a tree. The investigation will take them from the remote island of Bornholm to a strange sun worshipping cult, where Carl, Assad, Rose, and newcomer Gordon attempt to stop a string of new murders and a skilled manipulator who refuses to let anything--or anyone--get in the way"--

Promesse

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Bornholm, une île danoise de la mer Baltique, fin des années 1990. Le cadavre d'une jeune fille est retrouvé dans un arbre, son vélo broyé au bord de la route. Aucune trace du chauffard : affaire classée. Sauf pour un inspecteur de la police locale qui finit dix-sept ans plus tard par demander l'aide de l'inspecteur Carl Morek. Avant de se tirer une balle dans la tête. A l'initiative de Rose, l'assistante du flegmatique Morek, l'insolite trio du Département V en charge des cold cases débarque sur l'île de Bornholm. En remuant le passé, ils prennent le risque de réveiller de vieux démons ...

Selfies

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1 v. (761 p.) : 18 cm

The Washington decree

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Sixteen years before Democratic Senator Bruce Jansen was elected president of the United States, a PR stunt brought together five very different people: fourteen-year-old Dorothy "Doggie" Rogers, small-town sheriff T. Perkins, single mother Rosalie Lee, well-known journalist John Bugatti, and the teenage son of one of Jansen's employees, Wesley Barefoot. In spite of their differences, the five remain bonded by their shared experience and devotion to their candidate. For Doggie, who worked the campaign trail with Wesley, Jansen's election is a personal victory: a job in the White House, proof to her Republican father that she was right to support Jansen, and the rise of an intelligent, clear-headed leader with her own ideals. But the triumph is short-lived: Jansen's pregnant wife is assassinated on election night, and the alleged mastermind behind the shooting is none other than Doggie's own father. When Jansen ascends to the White House, he is a changed man, determined to end gun violence by any means necessary. Rights are taken away as quickly as weapons. International travel becomes impossible. Checkpoints and roadblocks destroy infrastructure. The media is censored. Militias declare civil war on the government. The country is in chaos, and Jansen's former friends each find themselves fighting a very different battle, for themselves, their rights, their country...and, in Doggie's case, the life of her father, who just may be innocent.--Provided by Publisher.

Victim 2117

3.0 (1)
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"The newspaper refers to her only as Victim 2117-the two thousand one hundred and seventeenth refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea. But to three people, the unnamed victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division led by Detective Carl M©ırck, into a deeply dangerous-and deeply personal-case. A case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the future. For troubled Danish teen Alex, whose identity is hidden behind his computer screen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he resents and the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses in real life. For GhaaLib, one the most brutal tormentors from Abu Ghraib-Saddam Hussein's infamous prison-the death of Victim 2117 was the first step in a terrorist plot years in the making. And for Department Q's Assad, Victim 2117 is a link to his buried past-and the family he assumed was long dead. With the help of the Department Q squad-Carl, Rose, and Gordon-Assad must finally confront painful memories from his years in the Middle East in order to find and capture GhaaLib. But with the clock ticking down to Alex's first kill and GhaaLib's devastating attack, the thinly spread Department Q will need to stay one step ahead of their most lethal adversary yet if they are to prevent the loss of thousands of innocent lives"--Provided by publisher.