Stine Bolther (born 1976) is a Danish journalist, author and podcast host who has spent over 25 years covering true crime and criminal justice for outlets including Ekstra Bladet, TV2/Lorry and TV3. Since 2006 she has published 15 books across true crime and fiction; together with Line Holm she writes the Maria Just crime series, which has sold more than 150,000 copies in Denmark alone. In 2025 the duo joined Jussi Adler-Olsen to co-write the 11th instalment of the Afdeling Q series, *Døde sjæle synger ikke*, and the three authors shared the MARTHA Prize - Denmark's reader-voted literary award.
Stine Bolther, Line Holm and Jussi Adler-Olsen win the MARTHA Prize 2025 for the crime novel *Dead Souls Don't Sing* - the first time in the prize's history that three authors share the victory.
Holm and Bolther confirm that they are working on volume 12 in the Department Q series, which will likely be published in 2026.
Volume 11 in the Department Q series, *Dead Souls Don't Sing*, is published by Politikens Forlag - written by Stine Bolther and Line Holm in collaboration with Jussi Adler-Olsen.
Stine Bolther and Line Holm appear at Crime Fair 2025 together with Jussi Adler-Olsen to present the new Department Q volume.
*Dead Souls Don't Sing* lands as no. 2 on Mofibo's list of the most read e-books throughout 2025.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
75lectureWed 25.11.Lecture with Nikolaj Jacobsen - The World's Best Nikolaj
74lectureThu 13.5.Lecture with Frank Arnesen & Søren Lerby - The Good Stories
72lectureThu 19.11.Svend Brinkmann
69lectureSun 25.10.Evening with Elin Brimheim Heinesen FO
68lectureSat 21.11.Introduction to Knit Design
67lectureSat 14.11.Lecture with Daniel Rye - Hostage for 398 Days
67lectureWed 18.11.Lecture with Rasmus Tantholdt - My World in Change
67lectureWed 3.2.Lecture with Preben Elkjær - My Life as Elkjær
67lectureThu 29.4.Lecture with Mette Grith Stage - The Defence Lawyer
65lectureWed 14.10.The Gospel Experience: WORKSHOP with Hezekiah Walker (USA), Mark Taylor (USA), Hans Christian Jochimsen (DK)
65lectureMon 19.10.Culture Coffee with Finn Nørbygaard: My Ups and Downs... and What I Learned from It!
65lectureTue 10.11.Science & Cocktails in X31: The Secrets Behind the World of Mushrooms
A conversation exploring Bizet's Carmen and modern femicide, featuring criminal psychologist Charlotte Kappel and director Johanne Holten, with performances by singers from Den Jyske Opera.
Crime authors Stine Bolther and Line Holm discuss their Maria Just detective series with museum director Frederik Strand at Politimuseet. An after-hours conversation event with podcast recording.