the keeper of lost causes by jussi adler olsen

Those who loved The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will devour this book.-#1 New York Times bestselling author C. Stieg Larsson fans will be delighted.-Publishers Weekly (starred review) Far from being just another morose Nordic crime writer, Adler-Olsen creates a detective whose curiosity is as active as his soul is tortured.-Library Journal (starred review) Adler-Olsens prose is superior to Larssons, his tortures are less discomfiting, and he has a sense of humor.-Booklist (starred review) The new it boy of Nordic Noir.-The Times (London) The Keeper of Lost Causes is dark, atmospheric, and compelling. Review Quotes Praise for The Keeper of Lost Causes Plan on putting everything else in your life on hold if you pick up this book.-The Oregonian Of all the fun Ive had this year with the Scandinavian canon, The Keeper of Lost Causes is the one Id be most eager-and reluctant-to loan.-The Boston Globe The pages fly by as the twisty puzzle unfolds. Darkly humorous, propulsive, and atmospheric, The Keeper of Lost Causes introduces American readers to the mega-bestselling series fast bing an international sensation. 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 Department Q is a department of one, and Carls got only a stack of cold cases for company. So a promotion is the last thing he expects.

Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of two fellow cops, and Carl-who didnt draw his weapon-blames himself. Carl Mrck used to be one of Denmarks best homicide detectives. Book Synopsis Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagens coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. About the Book The Keeper of Lost Causes features a deeply flawed chief detective whos been selected to run Department Q, a new special investigations division that turns out to be a department of one.

The keeper of lost causes by jussi adler olsen