{"product_id":"9781835983683-blood-vengeance","title":"Blood Vengeance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of Bernie Gunther and Blackout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolish detective and resistance double-agent Jan Kalisz is smuggled to Britain to investigate the murder of a Polish SOE agent, deep in the Scottish Highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBritain's wartime alliances hinge on the outcome of Kalisz's next case\u003cp\u003eChristmas Day 1943, Arisaig, Scotland. The body of beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent Krystina Kowolska is found in the gardens of the country house where she's been preparing for a vital mission to France. The question is, was she already dead when she was hanged?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo days later, resistance double agent, Investigator Jan Kalisz of the Warsaw Kripo is flown to Britain where Winston Churchill himself tasks him with finding Krystina's killer, before the cracks in Britain's alliance with Poland become fractures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet Arisaig is a place of secrets where everyone is a trained killer, and Kalisz discovers that Krystina had her demons  and her enemies. Was she the hero her record suggests or the traitor the whispers hint at?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping third instalment in the Warsaw Quartet by Douglas Jackson, perfect for readers of Chris Lloyd and Simon Scarrow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBlood Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, book one of the Warsaw Quartet\u003cp\u003e'A compelling, evocative story of evil stalking amidst the chaos of war' \u003cb\u003eGiles Kristian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A dark, twisting thriller . Jan Kalisz, Douglas Jackson's police officer hero, is the natural heir to the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A remarkable crime debut  What raises the novel to another level is in the atmospheric evocation of a city in the process of being systematically obliterated by the Germans and brought to life again by Jackson's pen  Gripping stuff, a series that could develop into something impressive and a goldmine for Philip Kerr Bernie Gunther fans' \u003cb\u003eMaxim Jakubowski\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Immensely powerful and vivid . This is historical crime fiction at its best' \u003cb\u003eChris Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The writing is scalpel-sharp, the unrelenting savagery of the Nazi occupation vividly painted With this book, Jackson will rightfully be regarded as one of the UK's finest crime writers' \u003cb\u003eBen Kane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A taut, tense thriller Gutsy and gripping, this is perfect for fans of Chris Lloyd and Robert Harris' \u003cb\u003eD. V. Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Jackson has created a brilliant mash-up of WW2 thriller and a serial killer chiller, and in so doing brings a fresh perspective to both. Sharp, intelligent writing that makes for a compelling read' \u003cb\u003eAlison Belsham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Jan Kalisz is a dazzling addition to the canon of compromised heroes. A thrilling wartime adventure story' \u003cb\u003eRuss Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Jackson brings the tension, brutality and paranoia of Warsaw of the period into murderous life. A knife-edge thriller' \u003cb\u003eDouglas Skelton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A dark story set against dark times, you practically need a torch to read it' \u003cb\u003eAlec Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRule Britannia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Jackson has written an utterly compelling novel . A remarkable piece of work, a fine piece of craftsmanship' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55147283448182,"sku":"9781835983683","price":18.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36465800.jpg?v=1760191662","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781835983683-blood-vengeance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}