The Keeper of Lost Causes: The First Department Q Novel

By Jussi Adler-Olsen

NOW A NETFLIX SERIES, DEPT. Q—STARRING MATTHEW GOODE, CHLOE PIRRIE, AND ALEXJE MANVELOV! Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen's coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Carl Mørck used to be one of Denmark’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of two fellow cops, and Carl—who didn’t draw his weapon—blames himself. So a promotion is the last thing he expects. But Department Q is a department of one, and Carl’s got only a stack of cold cases for company. His colleagues snicker, but Carl may have the last laugh, because one file keeps nagging at him: a liberal politician vanished five years earlier and is presumed dead. But she isn’t dead...yet. Darkly humorous, propulsive, and atmospheric, The Keeper of Lost Causes introduces American readers to the mega-bestselling series fast becoming an international sensation.

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Published Jul 31, 2012

416 pages

Average rating: 7.79

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It's been a while since I have read a detective story, and I had forgotten how well I enjoy a good page turner like this one. This is one of the good ones, and I intend to look into additional Jussi Adler-Olsen books because of it. I liked the main character's dry sense of humor. He's not a happy camper, but that might be why he is so good at his job.

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