The Keeper Of Lost Causes

The first book in New York Times bestsellerJussi Adler-Olsen's electrifying Department Q series. The #1 international bestseller from Jussi Adler-Olsen, author of The Absent One --perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Carl Morck used to be one of Copenhagen'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 Copenhagen's coldest 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. Review: Plan on putting everything else in your life on hold if you pick up this book. -- The Oregonian The pages fly by as the twisty puzzle unfolds.

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-Olsen's prose is superior to Larsson's, 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.

Those who loved The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will devour this book. -- C. J. Box, New York Times bestselling author of Cold Wind