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Jussi Adler-Olsen

Geboren: August 02, 1950 – Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Jussi Adler-Olsen is a Danish crime novelist best known for the Department Q series, launched with The Keeper of Lost Causes, as well as stand-alone thrillers such as The Alphabet House and The Washington Decree. His books have sold more than 27 million copies worldwide, been published in over 40 countries, and won major crime-fiction awards.

Biografie & Werdegang des Autors

Born in Copenhagen on August 2, 1950, Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen grew up as the son of a chief psychiatrist, an upbringing that later informed his interest in psychological strain, social collapse, and moral ambiguity. He graduated from Rødovre State School in 1970 and then studied medicine, social studies, and film while working in books, magazines, translation, and scriptwriting. Before his fame as a novelist, he had already lived several creative lives, including time as a lead guitarist in pop bands. ((https://jussiadlerolsen.com/jussis-cv/))

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"Jussi Adler-Olsen is a name to know"

GQ

"Far from being just another morose Nordic crime writer, Adler-Olsen creates a detective whose curiosity is as active as his soul is tortured"

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"Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen is now one of the country's top literary exports"

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"In a crowded genre, Adler-Olsen is an outlier"

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"Adler-Olsen's prose is superior to Larsson's, his tortures are less discomfiting, and he has a sense of humor"

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"Jussi Adler-Olsen tells his stories as wickedly as Dean Koontz and has his detectives work as hard as Stieg Larsson"

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BookPage

"Adler-Olsen merges story lines...with ingenious aplomb, effortlessly mixing hilarities with horrors"

Publishers Weekly

"In March, Danish mystery author Jussi Adler-Olsen was on a roll"

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