But Carl may have the last laugh, and redeem himself in the process. His colleagues snicker about the time he's wasting. A missing politician vanished without a trace five years earlier. So he's as surprised as anyone when a case actually captures his interest. With a stack of Copenhagen's coldest cases to keep him company, Carl's been put out to pasture. The Keeper of Lost Causes: A Department Q Novel by Adler-Olsen, Jussi and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Carl's been selected to run Department Q, a new special investigations division that turns out to be a department of one.
But it all becomes clear when he sees his new office in the basement. So a promotion is the last thing Carl expects. Two of his colleagues weren't so lucky, and Carl, who didn't draw his weapon, blames himself. The Keeper of Lost Causes, the first installment of Adler- Olsen's Department Q series, features the deeply flawed chief detective Carl Morck, who used to be a good homicide detective-one of Copenhagen's best. Now, Dutton is thrilled to introduce him to America. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in northern Europe, and he's won just about every Nordic crime-writing award, including the prestigious Glass Key Award-also won by Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, and Jo Nesbo. This is the first of a seven- book Danish series about Deputy Superintendent Carl Morck. Chief Detective Carl Morck doesnt play by the book, but he has been successful at solving Denmarks most difficult homicide cases. Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's premier crime writer.
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