The second Kiszka and Kershaw crime thriller

‘Gripping’ – VAL MCDERMID

When masked men brutally stab one of his closest friends to death, Janusz Kiszka – fixer to East London’s Poles – must dig deep into the city’s criminal underbelly to track down the killers and deliver justice.

Shadowing a beautiful Ukrainian girl he believes could solve the mystery, Kiszka soon finds himself skating dangerously close to her ruthless ‘businessman’ boyfriend. Meanwhile, his old nemesis, rookie police detective Natalie Kershaw is struggling to identify a mystery suicide, a Pole who jumped off the top of Canary Wharf Tower. But all is not what it seems…

Sparks fly as Kiszka and Kershaw’s paths cross for a second time, but they must call a truce when their separate investigations call for a journey to Poland’s wintry eastern borders…

Reviews

‘A riveting, intelligent and bold thriller. Combining furious pace with great plotting, it shines a light into a strange and hidden London. In Kiszka and Kershaw, Lipska has created one of the most compelling duos in contemporary crime fiction.’ – STAV SHEREZ, author of the Carrigan and Miller series

'A taut twisty narrative with a fantastic pay-off' – PAUL FINCH, author of Stalkers

'Intriguing, intelligent and original, Lipska's charming series is part mystery, part fascinating portrait of London's endlessly changing population' – ALEX MARWOOD, author of The Wicked Girls

‘Nothing new in the crime genre? Yes there is. There’s Anya Lipska’ – DAVID MARK, author of Dark Winter

‘Anya Lipska is a crime writer of bravura skills, and this edgy, visceral vision of modern London boasts complex protagonists, pungently realised locales and a keen social awareness’ – BARRY FORSHAW, author of Euro Noir

‘Seriously good. A fantastic mix of crime, grit, politics, suspense and sinister undercurrents with a unique sense of humour. This book has it all.’
– MARTYN WAITES, author of the Joe Donovan series

'Pacy and enthralling. Janusz is already one of the best protagonists in the business' – MALCOLM MCKAY, author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

’The Kiszka and Kershaw series has all the hallmarks of a classic in the making. Modern British crime fiction at its best’ – EMLYN REES, author of Hunted