The Keeper of Lost Causes

Department Q 1

Jussi Adler-Olsen

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English

Penguin
09 July 2014

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Film tie-in edition of the first book in the internationally bestselling Department Q series. Originally published in the UK as Mercy.

At first the prisoner scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escaping the room. With no way of measuring time, her days, weeks, months go unrecorded. She vows not to go mad. She will not give her captors the satisfaction. She will die first.

Copenhagen detective Carl M rck has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns Merete Lynggaard, who vanished five years ago. Everyone says she's dead. Everyone says it's a waste of time. He thinks they're right.

The voice in the dark is distorted, harsh and without mercy. It says the prisoner's torture will only end when she answers one simple question. It is one she has asked herself a million times-

Why is this happening?

By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9781405919760
ISBN 10: 1405919760
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 09 July 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Keeper of Lost Causes: Department Q 1

"""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"" ""An unusually fine and extremely fascinating thriller, which will keep you breathless till the very last page.""--""politiken.dk"" ""As impressive as it is unnerving.""--""The Independent"" ""Far from being just another morose Nordic crime writer, Adler-Olsen creates a detective whose curiosity is as active as his soul is tortured. The villain is a monster and the crime horrendous, but readers will root for the victim and for the belabored Department Q. This absorbing psychological thriller is recommended not only for fans of Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, and Stieg Larsson but for true crime aficionados who might like to try fiction.""--""Library Journal"", (starred review) ""Gripping storytelling.""--""The Guardian"" ""Jussi Adler-Olsen tells his stories as wickedly as Dean Koontz and has his detectives work as hard as Stieg Larsson.""---Jydske Vestkysten (Denmark) ""The new ''it'' boy of Nordic Noir.""--""The Times"" (London) ""This novel is for every Scandinavian crime fiction fan a must-read!""--""Hannoversche Allgemeine"" (Germany) ""As impressive as it is unnerving."" ""Gripping storytelling."" ""The new ''it'' boy of Nordic Noir."" ""As impressive as it is unnerving."" — ""The Independent"" ""Gripping storytelling."" — ""The Guardian"" ""The new 'it' boy of Nordic Noir."" — ""The Times"" (London) ""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"" ""Gripping storytelling."" -""The Guardian"" ""Jussi Adler-Olsen tells his stories as wickedly as Dean Koontz and has his detectives work as hard as Stieg Larsson."" -Jydske Vestkysten (Denmark) ""This novel is for every Scandinavian crime fiction fan a must-read!"" -""Hannoversche Allgemeine"" (Germany) ""As impressive as it is unnerving."" -""The Independent"" ""An unusually fine and extremely fascinating thriller, which will keep you breathless till the very last page."" -""politiken.dk"""