#102 in Crime & mystery
The Keeper of Lost Causes
- 417
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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About the book
Q—STARRING MATTHEW GOODE, CHLOE PIRRIE, AND ALEXJE MANVELOV! Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen's coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Carl Mørck used to be one of Denmark’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 cold 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.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 184 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 55% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 184 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Reminded me of my trip to København. Carl is a humorous character, I liked the almost sherlock-watson esque interplay between him and Assad.”
“My first foray into the world of Department Q, and it most definitely won't be my last. Detective Carl Morck and his assistant Assad are my new, favourite heroes. Can't wait to go on more investigations with them.”
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How long is The Keeper of Lost Causes?
It has 417 pages — longer than 57% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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