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    No Song for the Dead

    A Department Q Novel

    Part of A Department Q Novel

    Author Jussi Adler-Olsen, Stine Bolther, Line Holm
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    Hardcover
    $30.00 US
    | $41.99 CAN
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Dutton
    12 per carton
    On sale Sep 08, 2026 | 496 Pages | 9798217178513
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    Jussi Adler-Olsen’s New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series continues, introducing an intriguing new member to the Department Q team . . .

    Former head of Department Q Carl Mørck has retired. That was the plan, at least. So when he comes across a disturbing audio recording, he turns it over to his former colleagues, who are struggling to keep the old department up and running on their own. That is until a new transfer unexpectedly arrives—Helena Henry, a Frenchwoman who throws herself into the investigation with gusto . . . but who may also have secrets of her own.

    When the team realizes that the audio recording might shed new light on a supposedly open-and-shut murder-suicide case from years earlier, suddenly everything they thought they knew is called into question. Meanwhile, a spurt of seemingly random violence—an explosion off the coast of Jutland, a young woman shot dead in Copenhagen—leads the Department Q team to investigate a possible connection to a different long-ago dark and sinister event, one that someone has never forgotten.
    Praise for No Song for the Dead:

    “Full of violence, but also a touch of grace that might move even the most unforgiving reader.”
    —Wall Street Journal

    “Adler-Olsen’s storycraft is brilliant…Die-hard Carl Mørck fans will applaud this investigation’s familiarly intricate layers and the satisfying evolution of Assad's and Rose’s characters.” —Booklist (starred review)

    “As in the other books in this excellent series, the path to resolution is twisted, the theme is grim, and the violence is never sugar-coated…A good Nordic noir with strong psychological overtones.”
    —Library Journal

    “There’s enough atmosphere and surprise on offer to satisfy series fans.” —Publishers Weekly

    Praise for the Department Q Series:
    “It can be hard to distinguish Scandinavian crime writers . . . but Jussi Adler-Olsen is a name to know. In a crowded genre, Adler-Olsen is an outlier.”—GQ.com

    “Scandinavian crime novels don’t get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q police procedurals.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

    “If you like the dark humor, wisecracking, and the layered betrayals of Raymond Chandler, then read Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series.”—Men's Journal
    © Tine Harden
    Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books have sold more than thirty million copies around the world and have recently been turned into a No 1 Netflix show written and directed by Scott Frank. Jussi Adler-Olsen’s many awards include the Barry Award and the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, and Stieg Larsson. For the long-awaited continuation of his series, Jussi Adler-Olsen has teamed up with criminal experts Stine Bolther and Line Holm. View titles by Jussi Adler-Olsen
    © Tine Harden
    Stine Bolther is an internationally bestselling author, journalist, podcast, radio, and tv-host. She is recognized as a specialist on matters relating to the emergency services and has been a true crime reporter for more than twenty-five years. She has written fifteen books, ten true crime and five crime/thrillers. Bolther is also known as the host of several popular podcasts such as "Death in Denmark”. View titles by Stine Bolther
    © Tine Harden
    Line Holm is an internationally bestselling thriller writer and a journalist with over twenty years of experience, especially as an investigative journalist. In 2010, she received Kristian Dahl’s Memorial Scholarship for journalistic distinction, and she has been nominated two times for Cavlingprisen, the most prestigious Danish journalism award. She has published a number of crime novels with Stine Bolther in addition to No Song for the Dead, plus three non-fiction books. View titles by Line Holm

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    Jussi Adler-Olsen’s New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series continues, introducing an intriguing new member to the Department Q team . . .

    Former head of Department Q Carl Mørck has retired. That was the plan, at least. So when he comes across a disturbing audio recording, he turns it over to his former colleagues, who are struggling to keep the old department up and running on their own. That is until a new transfer unexpectedly arrives—Helena Henry, a Frenchwoman who throws herself into the investigation with gusto . . . but who may also have secrets of her own.

    When the team realizes that the audio recording might shed new light on a supposedly open-and-shut murder-suicide case from years earlier, suddenly everything they thought they knew is called into question. Meanwhile, a spurt of seemingly random violence—an explosion off the coast of Jutland, a young woman shot dead in Copenhagen—leads the Department Q team to investigate a possible connection to a different long-ago dark and sinister event, one that someone has never forgotten.

    Reviews

    Praise for No Song for the Dead:

    “Full of violence, but also a touch of grace that might move even the most unforgiving reader.”
    —Wall Street Journal

    “Adler-Olsen’s storycraft is brilliant…Die-hard Carl Mørck fans will applaud this investigation’s familiarly intricate layers and the satisfying evolution of Assad's and Rose’s characters.” —Booklist (starred review)

    “As in the other books in this excellent series, the path to resolution is twisted, the theme is grim, and the violence is never sugar-coated…A good Nordic noir with strong psychological overtones.”
    —Library Journal

    “There’s enough atmosphere and surprise on offer to satisfy series fans.” —Publishers Weekly

    Praise for the Department Q Series:
    “It can be hard to distinguish Scandinavian crime writers . . . but Jussi Adler-Olsen is a name to know. In a crowded genre, Adler-Olsen is an outlier.”—GQ.com

    “Scandinavian crime novels don’t get much darker than Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q police procedurals.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

    “If you like the dark humor, wisecracking, and the layered betrayals of Raymond Chandler, then read Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series.”—Men's Journal

    Author

    © Tine Harden
    Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books have sold more than thirty million copies around the world and have recently been turned into a No 1 Netflix show written and directed by Scott Frank. Jussi Adler-Olsen’s many awards include the Barry Award and the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, and Stieg Larsson. For the long-awaited continuation of his series, Jussi Adler-Olsen has teamed up with criminal experts Stine Bolther and Line Holm. View titles by Jussi Adler-Olsen
    © Tine Harden
    Stine Bolther is an internationally bestselling author, journalist, podcast, radio, and tv-host. She is recognized as a specialist on matters relating to the emergency services and has been a true crime reporter for more than twenty-five years. She has written fifteen books, ten true crime and five crime/thrillers. Bolther is also known as the host of several popular podcasts such as "Death in Denmark”. View titles by Stine Bolther
    © Tine Harden
    Line Holm is an internationally bestselling thriller writer and a journalist with over twenty years of experience, especially as an investigative journalist. In 2010, she received Kristian Dahl’s Memorial Scholarship for journalistic distinction, and she has been nominated two times for Cavlingprisen, the most prestigious Danish journalism award. She has published a number of crime novels with Stine Bolther in addition to No Song for the Dead, plus three non-fiction books. View titles by Line Holm

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