Red Water

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The story begins in 1989 on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. The investigation into a young woman's disappearance falters as Yugoslavia plunges into a fratricidal war. Another three decades will pass before the truth is revealed. Inspector Gorki Sain, haunted by his failure to unravel the case the first time, returns to solve the crime in 2017.

'Brilliant.' Le Monde

'A masterpiece.' Libration

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"A masterpiece!" Libration

"As inspiring as the Swedes Maj Sjwall and Per Wahl. Paviic brilliantly resorts to the noir novel to accompany ordinary lives caught in the collapse of communism, the rise of nationalism and the shock of wars." Le Monde

"The city of Split is more than a setting, almost a character. A tourist mirage in the summer, the Croatian port is confronted, out of season, with the aftermath of war, deindustrialization, and all kinds of depravity. Beyond the family drama and the police investigation, the metamorphosis of Croatia interests Paviic." Telerama

Author Bio

Jurica Pavii (born 1965) is a Croatian writer, scriptwriter, and journalist, living in Split. He has written seven novels, two collections of short stories and essays. His work has been translated into five languages, but Red Water is his first novel to be translated into English.

Matt Robinson, born in the UK in 1978, lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Formerly a foreign correspondent with Reuters, he now works as a freelance editor and literary translator. Red Water is the second novel he has translated.