The Keeper of Lost Causes: The First Department Q Novel (Department Q Series Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0052RDIUA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 457 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Jussi Adler-Olsen lives in Denmark
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.. 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 Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen’s best homicide detectives. 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 Carl’s got only a stack of Copenhagen’s coldest cases for company. Then a hail of bullets
J. 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 c
"She was the woman in the cage." E. Bukowsky The Scandinavian invasion continues with Jussi Adler-Olsen's "The Keeper of Lost Causes," translated from the Danish by Tïina Nunnally. The protagonist, Carl Mørck, is a deputy detective superintendent who has just been "promoted" to Department Q, of which he is the head and . Artek7"and I'm still on the fence regarding whether I like them or not" according to Artek72. I've read the first three books in this series and I'm still on the fence regarding whether I like them or not. The first book was okay - a good initial effort from a writer and it seemed that the books would continue to improve. The second book was much better and I had high hopes for t. said and I'm still on the fence regarding whether I like them or not. I've read the first three books in this series and I'm still on the fence regarding whether I like them or not. The first book was okay - a good initial effort from a writer and it seemed that the books would continue to improve. The second book was much better and I had high hopes for t. Nyssa said A Visit to Denmark for Odd Characters and an Even Odder Crime. Danish detective Carl Mørck is returning to work after recovering from a gunshot wound suffered in a battle at a crime scene that left one of his partners dead and the other a quadriplegic. Mørck's a maverick and while his talents as an investigator are acknowledged by his