{"product_id":"blood-roses-by-douglas-jackson-9781804365908","title":"Blood Roses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ashes of London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the UK’s finest crime writers\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBen Kane\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eNapoleon’s Spy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA remarkable crime debut\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaxim Jakubowksi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Nazis roll into Warsaw, a serial killer is unleashed...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1939. A city ruled by fear. A population brutalised by restrictions and reprisals. Amid the devastation, another hunter begins to prowl. What are a few more deaths amid scores of daily executions?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormer chief investigator Jan Kalisz lives a dangerous double life, forced to work with the occupiers as he gathers information for the fledgling Polish resistance. Even his family cannot be told his true allegiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the niece of a Wehrmacht general is found terribly mutilated, Jan links the murder to other killings that are of less interest to his new overlords. Soon, he finds himself on the trail of a psychopathic killer known as The Artist. But, shunned as a Nazi collaborator, can he solve the case before another innocent girl is taken?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chilling serial killer investigation, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow's \u003cem\u003eBlackout\u003c\/em\u003e and the TV series \u003cem\u003eHannibal\u003c\/em\u003e starring Mads Mikkelson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBlood Roses\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA compelling, evocative story of evil stalking amidst the chaos of war\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGiles Kristian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dark, twisting thriller ... Jan Kalisz, Douglas Jackson's police officer hero, is the natural heir to the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 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\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaxim Jakubowski\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImmensely powerful and vivid .... This is historical crime fiction at its best\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChris Lloyd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 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\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBen Kane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA taut, tense thriller… Gutsy and gripping, this is perfect for fans of Chris Lloyd and Robert Harris\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eD. V. Bishop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJackson has created a brilliant mash-up of WW2 thriller and a serial killer chiller, and in so doing brings a fresh perspective to both. 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