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Aug 23, 2011 the keeper of lost causes, the first installment of adler olsens department q series, features the deeply flawed chief detective carl morck, who used to be a good homicide detectiveone of copenhagens best. Jussi adlerolsen made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a fiction writer in 1997. Jussi adler olsen is one of those authors just now being introduced to american audiences after writing awardwinning works for nordic audiences for over a decade. Sep 12, 2007 the keeper of lost causes is the first in a new series by danish author jussi adler olsen. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
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