Synopsis:
The body of a young Pole working in Cardiff is pulled from the River Taff. His tongue has been amputated in some sort of ritual.
More murders in the Polish community take Inspector John Marco and his team into the East European immigrant community and the murky world of people trafficking.
But what is it that links all the deaths together?
When the evidence points to one of the city’s criminal and the involvement of a gangster from Poland Marco faces the challenge of gathering evidence from a close knit and secretive community.
And why do the Polish Secret Service seem to be interested?
When Marco finds himself entangled emotionally its impossible for him to think clearly. In search of an answer Marco travels to Poland only to find himself implicated in a murder and hoping he can avoid another.
Racing back to Cardiff he hopes he has enough to unravel the case and arrest the perpetrators.
Review:
Sometimes it's fun to branch out and read books from different series, from the same author. i have read books from the Drake series by Puleston, so I was interested to read the first book in he Marco series. And I was not disappointed! This is a mystery within a mystery and everytwhere Marco and his team turn, more bodies pile up and they feel like they have multiple cases, not one. But they do. And getting tot he bottom of it is no easy feat! Marco is probably one of the more realistic detectices I've read- he puts his job over his family, has relationship issues, has a family that expects a lot from him, apparently 9 lives, and an intuition that ultimately helps him solve the case. If you are looking for a Fall read to while away the hours watching the kids at practice, this is a great one!
About the Author:
I write mysteries and thrillers.
I have published the first novel in a series featuring Inspector Drake based in North Wales and also the first in a series with Inspector John Marco based in Cardiff. The first Drake mystery is BRASS IN POCKET, and the second WORSE THAN DEAD, and the third The third, NIGHTSWIMMING.
My second detective is Inspector Marco who comes from an Italian/Welsh background and he lives in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The second Marco novel is ANOTHER GOOD KILLING.
Before turning to crime fiction I had written three other unpublished novels and you can read about my writing and about Wales, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, on my website - www.stephenpuleston.co.uk.
I have published the first novel in a series featuring Inspector Drake based in North Wales and also the first in a series with Inspector John Marco based in Cardiff. The first Drake mystery is BRASS IN POCKET, and the second WORSE THAN DEAD, and the third The third, NIGHTSWIMMING.
My second detective is Inspector Marco who comes from an Italian/Welsh background and he lives in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The second Marco novel is ANOTHER GOOD KILLING.
Before turning to crime fiction I had written three other unpublished novels and you can read about my writing and about Wales, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, on my website - www.stephenpuleston.co.uk.
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