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Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen born 2 August is a Danish crime fiction writer, a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur, best known for his Department Q series. He made his debut as a nonfiction writer in , and as a fiction writer in Born in Copenhagen , he was the youngest of four children and the only boy. Son of the successful sexologist and psychiatrist Henry Olsen, he spent his childhood with his family in doctors' official residences at several mental hospitals across Denmark.

In his late teens, he played in a couple of pop groups as lead guitarist. Adler-Olsen's novels have been sold in more than 40 languages.

Jussi Adler-Olsen was born in Copenhagen and worked as a magazine editor and publisher before starting to write fiction.

Outside Denmark he has enjoyed particular success in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands, being a frequent visitor on the top of the bestseller lists, e. Adler-Olsen's books have been on the bestseller lists in numerous other countries including Austria, Iceland, France, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. It was the top box-office film in Denmark in From book no.

In , a television series adaptation for Netflix began filming entitled Department Q. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.