Fog

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She thought she was done with the trances. She risked too much. Not just her own life, but also the lives of others.

When a young woman is found murdered in her Warsaw apartment, the investigating detectivesMarcin Sawicki and his new colleague, the talented but enigmatic Ada Rochniewiczare under pressure to close the case quickly. But Adas powers of intuition have already got her into trouble once before. And the sexist police force is not on her side.

As the investigation proceeds, we meet the victims jilted lover, a mentally unstable working-class youth; her cleaner, a Chechen refugee in desperate circumstances; the man who broke her heart and joined a cult. And lets not forget Adas eccentric sister, Kasia, nor her grumpy cat Albert-Amelia.

Getting to the truth becomes a darker and more complex matter than Marcin and Ada can imagine, as they confront a corrupt political and religious establishment.

Reviews

This book has everything a good crime novel needs: a fast-paced plot, solidly constructed characters, surprising plot twists and an unforeseen ending. Its superbly crafted, made to measure for our times. * Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature *
'Malanowska manages to create two uniquely flawed and interesting characters...The fog-bound city of Warsaw is brought to noirish life. * Pile by the Bed *

Author Bio

Born in 1974, Kaja Malanowska has been nominated for two of Polands most prestigious literary awards, the Paszport Polityki and the Nike. She has published a collection of short stories and three novelsFog is the first to appear in English. She is also a columnist for the prominent left-wing periodical Political Critique, and holds a PhD in bacterial genetics. She is currently working on a prequel to Fog.