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'A gripping reminder of how crime fiction reveals the world around us' - VAL McDERMID
The body of a girl washes up on London's Thames foreshore - the only clue to her identity a heart-shaped tattoo…
Meet Janusz Kiszka: unofficial 'fixer' to East London's Polish community – and a man with his own distinctive moral code. When he takes on the case of a missing waitress he has no idea that he is dabbling in matters with their roots in Poland's dark communist past. Enter rookie cop Natalie Kershaw: while investigating the murder of a Polish girl, she becomes convinced that Kiszka is the guilty man. Kiszka escapes to Poland, set on finding the real killer, but there's a psychopathic gangster on his tail. There he uncovers a terrible secret that reaches across the decades and explains why two girls have died. Is he too late to save the life of a third?
REVIEWS
‘Keeps the plot twists coming at every turn' - WE LOVE THIS BOOK
b>'Janusz Kiszka is a latter day Philip Marlowe in an old army greatcoat' - CRIME FICTION LOVER
‘This remarkable novel has been accruing considerable praise…all of it justified' - THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE
'Intriguing, intelligent and original: part mystery, part fascinating portrait of London's endlessly changing population'. ALEX MARWOOD, author, 'The Darkest Secret'
‘The moment I started reading this exciting thriller, I felt that thrill – the thrill of discovering a new favourite author.' MARK EDWARDS, author, 'Follow You Home'
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Val McDermid chose Anya Lipska to appear on her ‘New Blood' Panel at Theakstons Harrogate Crime Festival - Europe's biggest crime event. Trained as a journalist, Anya now works in TV and lives in London's East End with her Polish husband.
The body of a girl washes up on London's Thames foreshore - the only clue to her identity a heart-shaped tattoo…
Meet Janusz Kiszka: unofficial 'fixer' to East London's Polish community – and a man with his own distinctive moral code. When he takes on the case of a missing waitress he has no idea that he is dabbling in matters with their roots in Poland's dark communist past. Enter rookie cop Natalie Kershaw: while investigating the murder of a Polish girl, she becomes convinced that Kiszka is the guilty man. Kiszka escapes to Poland, set on finding the real killer, but there's a psychopathic gangster on his tail. There he uncovers a terrible secret that reaches across the decades and explains why two girls have died. Is he too late to save the life of a third?
REVIEWS
‘Keeps the plot twists coming at every turn' - WE LOVE THIS BOOK
b>'Janusz Kiszka is a latter day Philip Marlowe in an old army greatcoat' - CRIME FICTION LOVER
‘This remarkable novel has been accruing considerable praise…all of it justified' - THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE
'Intriguing, intelligent and original: part mystery, part fascinating portrait of London's endlessly changing population'. ALEX MARWOOD, author, 'The Darkest Secret'
‘The moment I started reading this exciting thriller, I felt that thrill – the thrill of discovering a new favourite author.' MARK EDWARDS, author, 'Follow You Home'
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Val McDermid chose Anya Lipska to appear on her ‘New Blood' Panel at Theakstons Harrogate Crime Festival - Europe's biggest crime event. Trained as a journalist, Anya now works in TV and lives in London's East End with her Polish husband.
