Death Cant Take a Joke (Kiszka & Kershaw, Book 2)

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The second Kiszka and Kershaw crime thriller.
When masked men brutally stab one of his closest friends to death, Janusz Kiszka fixer to East Londons Poles must dig deep into Londons 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 Kershaws paths cross for a second time, but they must call a truce when their separate investigations call for a journey to Polands wintry eastern borders

Reviews

A Red Magazine BEST CRIME READ OF 2014

'Gripping.'
VAL McDERMID

'A taut twisty narrative with a fantastic pay-off.'
PAUL FINCH

Crime fiction at its best great characters, great plot, great read.
JAMES CRAIG, author of London Calling

Where the Devil Can't Go marked Anya Lipska out as a crime writer of bravura skills, and this latest book continues her upward trajectory. An edgy, visceral vision of modern London, Death Cant Take a Joke boasts complex protagonists, pungently realised locales and a keen social awareness.'
BARRY FORSHAW, author of Euro Noir The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction

'Pacy & enthralling, with Janusz already one of the best protagonists in the business.'
MALCOLM McKAY, author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

Author Bio

Originally trained as a journalist, Anya now writes and produces TV documentaries. Her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and the Kiszka & Kershaw books have been optioned by BBC Drama for a potential TV crime drama series. Anyas first book led to her being chosen by Val McDermid for the prestigious New Blood Panel at the Harrogate Crime Festival in 2013.