Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark’s #1 crime writer and a New York Times bestselling author. His books, including the Department Q series, routinely top the bestseller lists in Europe and have sold more than fifteen million copies around the world. His many prestigious Nordic crime-writing awards include the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Peter Høeg.
Praise for The Absent One
“Adler-Olsen, Denmark’s leading crime fiction author, outdoes his
outstanding debut, The Keeper of Lost Causes, with his second
Department Q novel.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Adler-Olsen's humor and his portrayal of Kimmie's sad life make
The Absent One stand out among today's flood of Nordic
mysteries.”—Kirkus Reviews
“The Copenhagen-set sequel to The Keeper of Lost Causes is quirky
and wry.”—The Sacramento Bee
“Adler-Olsen has created a wonderful addition to the detective
fiction genre...Readers of detective fiction, international crime
fiction, and suspense fiction will highly enjoy this
thriller.”—Library Journal (starred review)
More Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series
“If you like the dark humor, wisecracking, and layered betrayals of
Raymond Chandler, then read Adler-Olsen’s Department Q
series.”—Men's Journal
“A tense, pleasurable read.”—USA Today
“[A] sordid tale… inspired by actual events during a dark period of
Danish history. Ah, but there is more, so much more in this
frenzied thriller.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Adler-Olsen merges story lines...with ingenious aplomb,
effortlessly mixing hilarities with horrors...This crime fiction
tour de force could only have been devised by an author who can
even turn stomach flu into a belly laugh.”—Publishers
Weekly (starred review)
“This series has enough twists to captivate contemporary mystery
readers and enough substance and background to entertain readers
with historical and literary tastes.”—Library Journal (starred
review)
“When your series relies on cold cases, it’s not always easy to
craft plots that have both historical interest and an air of
urgency, but it’s something Adler-Olsen is very good at.”—Booklist
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