Where the Devil can`t go – send a
woman! That is exactly what ambitious young female detective, Natalie
Kershaw does in order to solve the mystery of the death of a Polish
girl found floating in the Thames with not a shred of clothing or
identity on her, only a tattoo of two names Ela and Pawel entwined
in a heart near the base of her spine. Is this murder? For the Polish
community in the East End of London, the suicide rate of young girls
throwing themselves into the Thames is very high. Another girl is
discovered dead in a hotel room after an apparent drugs overdose. Are
these cases linked?
Meanwhile, the resident Polish private
detective and hard man of the community Janusz Kiska has been asked
by his priest, Father Pietruski, to find the whereabouts of a young
waitress who has disappeared. The course of his investigations leads
him to cross the path of Natalie Kershaw, who at first treats him as
a murder suspect and possibly involved in a drugs ring. He, however,
has stumbled across the secret of the drug dealers, and has to flee
for his life. As part of his search, Janusz has to go back to Poland
to dig up the past concerning the dark days of Communism – on this
trip he is accompanied by his best friend Oskar , a building site
worker, who has been asked to repatriate a co-worker killed at the
site. During his few days in Poland Janusz, uncovers a dark and
terrible secret kept by an ex-member of the SB, the Communist secret
police, which has ramifications reaching across time and borders to
solve at least one of Natalie Kershaw`s murder cases but not before
other deaths have occurred.
I found this an absorbing read from
cover to cover. Anya Lipska is a great writer, combining touches of
humour with great suspense. You feel part of the Polish community and
the story opens your eyes to what these characters think and how hard
they work. A highly recommended read. I eagerly look forward to
reading more from this author!
Reviewed by Liz.
Thanks Liz and thank you to The Friday Project for sending us a copy to review.
Where the Devil Can't Go is available to buy now.
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