Deep Dark Blue

by Seraina Kobler

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Pub Date 3 Dec 2024 | Archive Date 17 Oct 2024

Pushkin Press | Pushkin Vertigo

Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

“A highly intriguing debut” – The Times (Crime Book of the Month)

“Highly recommended . . . Elegantly written and set in an unfamiliar but lovely city brought to vivid life” – Irish Independent

An atmospheric, contemorary police procedural set on Lake Zurich, introducing intelligent and warm-hearted detective Rosa Zambrano and perfect for fans of Donna Leon

Available in English for the first time, and perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Sarah Pearse, and Donna Leon, this expertly plotted police procedural spent several months on the Swiss bestseller lists, garnering widespread critical acclaim as a gripping crime novel that still makes a holiday in Zurich sound like fun.

Water washes away everything, even the bodies.

Lake Zurich is Rosa Zambrano’s beat. Once a detective with the Criminal Investigation Department, she’s now exchanged serious crimes for the serenity of the water, patrolling it daily as the first female officer in Zurich’s maritime police force.

Then one day, the body of Dr Jansen, a renowned fertility doctor and successful biotech entrepreneur, is dredged up in a fisherman’s nets.

The case hits close to home for Rosa – she was a patient of Jansen’s and saw him only days before he was killed. The investigation leads her from the opulent villas on the lake’s shores to genetic research labs and a thriving escort service on the outskirts of the city – and to four women, each of whom has rejected the hand she’s been dealt.

With a uniquely captivating European setting and refreshingly modern female protagonist, Deep Dark Blue is the first in a new crime series starring the intelligent and warm-hearted investigator Rosa Zambrano.

Advance Praise

“A highly intriguing debut” – The Times (Crime Book of the Month)

“Highly recommended . . . Elegantly written and set in an unfamiliar but lovely city brought to vivid life” – Irish Independent

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781782279587
PRICE	US$16.95 (USD)
PAGES	256

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Reviewer 1540961

I really enjoyed this modern thriller! The storyline was good, the pacing was well done, and I thoroughly enjoyed the multiple characters we met throughout the book. I think the overall execution was good! The author did a great job at writing vividly and making it play out like a movie in my mind while reading!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and especially the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review of the book!!

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Alyce G, Reviewer

This is the first book in a new series by Seraina Kobler. Rosa Zambrona is the first female officer with the Lake Zurich maritime police. Formerly a CID officer, her training is helpful in solving this complicated case.

Rosa and her partner are called out to an abandoned yacht. A search of the water turns up nothing. A day later, the body of fertility doctor, Dr. Jansen is recovered from the nets of a local fisherman. An identification is quickly made as Rosa has actually just seen Dr. Jansen as a patient. The investigation leads them from fertility clinic to genetic research lab to a thriving sex trade operation.

I really enjoyed the twists and turns of this book. It's a little slow at points but more because we are being introduced to Rosa and her life outside her work. I look forward to the next book in this series. Thank you to the publishers, NetGalley and the author for the eARC of this book in return for my honest review. 4 out of 5 stars.