Bøger af Robert Olsen

I kalejdoskopet Mens baggårdskattene forsvandt tager Robert Olsen, forstander på Mændenes Hjem gennem 18 år, os med til sit Vesterbro. Hils på Kongesønnen, Fuglen, den nærmest gennemsigtige Harry, Vesterbros sidste cowboy og mange andre skæbner, der alle har boet på ’drengehjemmet’ i Istedgade. Mens baggårdskattene forsvandt er en kærlighedserklæring til Vesterbro; nu såvel som før baggårdskattene forsvandt.

“Subsistensløse, sociale tabere, sprittere, fulde finner og stofmisbrugere.”Den mest intensive og spændende periode i Kofoeds Skoles historie er fra sluttresserne og frem til midthalvfjerdserne. I denne periode skulle det sociale tilbud Kofoeds Skole flytte. Skolen var under stort pres fra naboerne på Christianshavn og de kommende naboer på Amager. Flytningen mødte også stor modstand fra både skolens ansatte, Københavns borgere og højtstående politikere.Det er en historie om interne politiske stridigheder og intriger, en socialminister og en truende rigsret. En overborgmester, der er ved at blive væltet. Vennetjenester! Mord! Injuriesager! Om en statsminister, der bliver involveret i sagen, og om hændelser, der trækker spor efter sig helt frem til i dag.Balladen om Kofoeds Skole – flytningens år er en historisk fremstilling af forløbet skrevet af forstander Robert Olsen.

At fifty-five years old, writer Bob Dawson should be at the top of his game. An accomplished author of the whodunit genre, his titles used to make regular appearances on the best seller list. But it's been seven years since his last novel. Seven years since his wife, Caroline, fell ill with cancer-and two years since she passed away. Now with his only inspiration gone, his publisher is threatening to pull the plug, and Bob's forced to put pen to paper once again. Unable to find the intrigue or suspense for a true murder mystery, he settles on creating a classic romance, featuring a strawberry blonde heroine who is the spitting image of his late wife. But when the need for a change of scenery brings Bob to sunny Palm Beach, a chance meeting stokes the flames of love once again-and places the author squarely in the middle of a corrupt political campaign. Will this real-life intrigue provide the motivation he needs to churn out his next best seller? And more importantly, will this blossoming romance have what it takes to provide a truly happy ending?

It's alarming enough when a murder happens close to you. It's even more startling when you become one of the suspects. Kathryn Becker finds herself on the wrong side of a police investigation when a waitress dies from a massive dose of insulin and collapses on her table. Her connection to the startling incident? The waitress was wearing a diabetic pump designed by the pharmaceutical company where Kathryn works. And her blossoming relationship with Dr. Richard Marks, whose medical practice is a client of Rockne Pharmaceuticals, is only making matters worse. Further crimes shed suspicion not only on the couple, but also on others at Rockne. And when a design flaw is discovered on the pump, tension and finger-pointing abound. Meanwhile, Kathryn must answer more questions when a second victim is found wearing the pump. Is Kathryn-or Richard-somehow involved? If not, can their love flourish despite the obstacles? Find out in the romantic suspense novel Evil Intent.

Young Callie Ray was not very fond of her upbringing in rural Arkansas. When her childhood friend, Jenny, moves away, Callie can't wait to get out of Arkansas. To make matters worse, teenage Callie, develops a massive distain for men making life even more unbearable. Eventually, she finds the courage to escape Arkansas and her hated past, moving to Birmingham, Alabama. In Birmingham, she begins a happy life keeping to herself and working as a barmaid at an exclusive Country Club. Ironically, Callie bumps into her friend Jenny on the local college campus, and the two become reunited. One day, Danny, Jenny's boyfriend, surprises the girls with tickets to a NASCAR race. Enter handsome, famous, race car driver, Luke Landon. As Callie is surprised by her attraction to Luke, things become much more complicated. Will this intrigue provide what it takes for Callie to abandon her fear of men? Will the blossoming romance have what it takes to provide a truly happy ending as both of them conceal secrets from their past? Fans of suspense, mystery, and romance will enjoy this fast pace thriller that takes us from the dangerous life of NASCAR racing to the depths of the human mind and spirt all hiding in the Shadows of a Sleepwalker.

Seventeen-year-old Mackenzie Spencer and her father, Brigadier General Paul Spencer, have very different ideas about her future. While Mackenzie harbors aspirations of becoming a professional musician, her father insists she go to law school. He quashes Mackenzie's every attempt to follow her dreams and openly hates Mackenzie's boyfriend, Derek Harper. When her father punishes her for something she didn't do, Mackenzie decides she has had enough. She wants out of the Spencer family and out of Walnut Creek, Virginia. She and Derek decide to go wherever their hearts take them. After a traumatic event, Mackenzie finds herself in Long Island, New York. There, her paternal grandmother lives at the quirky retirement community of Windswept. Mackenzie grew up believing her grandmother was like her rigid son, but as she grows closer to Eleanor Spencer, she finds a kindred spirit. The two women, one with a bright future and the other with a colored past, will find comfort in each other. In getting to know her grandmother and the other Windswept residents, Mackenzie will realize the true bonds of family, friendship, and community. Eleanor's gentle encouragement may be just what she needs to listen to her heart once again and see where it will lead.

Art proves to be a fitting companion for Gretchen as the psychological scars of an abusive relationship linger. It becomes the very thing that ushers in love again when she is startled by a stranger named Charles in her Palm Beach gallery. When their chance encounter breaks a beautiful art piece, Charles seeks out the artist and purchases a work even more prized than the first. He gives it to Gretchen to make amends, but his interest doesn't stop there. Gretchen begins to wonder if Charles, who has his own gallery in New York City, may just be the one to mend the cracks in her heart. Yet it's hard for her to let go of her mistrust of men, especially when she witnesses troubling encounters between Charles and some unsavory clientele. Then, when there's a violent death in his gallery, the investigation brings up allegations of an affair. But second chances at love are rare, and Gretchen can't help but hope that Charles's heart is pure-that it's mere circumstance that conspiracy and suspense seem to follow him everywhere he goes. Is it love or malice that he's crafting? Find out in Robert Olsen's romantic suspense novel In the Gallery.

Laura Sims loves her work as a CIA field agent in Mexico. But when an operation with another officer doesn't go as planned, Laura is reprimanded and sent to a desk job in New York City. Bored and concerned about her partners back in Mexico, she's unsure how long she'll be able to stand her new assignment-until she meets Robert Walker, a handsome prosecutor for the US government, at a swanky party on Long Island. The attraction between Robert and Laura continues to grow even as she conceals the true nature of her work. But when her CIA colleagues need her back in Mexico, Laura must choose between helping her partners or forsaking her career for the man she's come to love. Meanwhile, Robert has his own decision to make-a choice between what's truly important and what he's not willing to live without. Fans of suspense, espionage, and romance will enjoy this fast-paced story that takes readers from the Mexican desert to glittering parties in the Hamptons and the courtrooms of New York City...all in The Pursuit of Justice.