The Keeper of Lost Causes

Carl MÃ rck 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 ma Carl MÃ rck 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.