Sunday, January 22, 2012  The Keeper of Lost Causes  The Keeper
of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen  Carl Mørck is a Danish
homicide policeman. He was considered one of the best. In his
last case he was shot in the head, another officer died and his
partner is paralyzed and suicidal. He is feeling guilty. Mørck
is now disgruntled, morose and abrasive. The other officers want
nothing to do with him.  Copenhagen police have been instructed
to set up a Department Q which will look at cold cases of
national interest. Mørck is promoted and set up as the
department chief in the basement of headquarters. Mørck thinks
this is his dream job where he does not have to do anything but
put his feet up, smoke and dream his life away.  Mørck finds out
that along with the creation of the new department is a large
budget which the homicide department is intending to use. He
bargains and gets an assistant, Assad, a car and some needed
equipment. Ah, life is so easy!!  However, Assad who is really
the janitor prods Mørck to act