Books like The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
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- Denmark
- Copenhagen (Denmark)
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
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- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Born in Death: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Born in Death: "Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Close to Home: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Close to Home: "Police -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Echo Park: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Echo Park: "Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Find Her: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Find Her: "Police -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Strange Affair: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Strange Affair: "Police -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Troubled Man: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Troubled Man: "Police -- Sweden -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Wrong Side of Goodbye: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Wrong Side of Goodbye: "Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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- First published
- First published in 2007. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 1 of the Department Q series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Department Q ... The Keeper of Lost Causes
- Next in the series
- Book 2 is The Absent One. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Keeper of Lost Causes ... The Absent One
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