Overview

The second Kiszka and Kershaw crime thriller. When masked men brutally stab one of his closest friends to death, Janusz Kiszka – fixer to East London’s Poles – must dig deep into London’s criminal underbelly to track down the killers and deliver justice. Shadowing a beautiful Ukrainian girl he believes could solve the mystery, Kiszka soon finds himself skating dangerously close to her ruthless ‘businessman’ boyfriend. Meanwhile, his old nemesis, rookie police detective Natalie Kershaw is struggling to identify a mystery suicide, a Pole who jumped off the top of Canary Wharf Tower. But all is not what it seems… Sparks fly as Kiszka and Kershaw’s paths cross for a second time, but they must call a truce when their separate investigations call for a journey to Poland’s wintry eastern borders…

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'Lipska does for the East End what Rankin does for Edinburgh' JAMES CRAIG, author of the Inspector Carlyle series 'RIP Nordic crime. Here come the Poles.' EMLYN REES, author of Hunted and Wanted Already an e-book sensation, Lipska's debut novel won't disappoint crime fiction fans... keeps the plot twists coming at every turn. 'The moment I started reading this exciting thriller, I felt that thrill - the thrill of discovering a new favourite author.' MARK EDWARDS, author of Catch Your Death and Killing Cupid 'It's not Anya Lipska's startling knowledge of police work that sets her apart: it's how cleverly she uses it to enhance the plot of this gripping thriller. A frighteningly good debut.' CHRIS SIMMS, author of The Edge and Hell's Fire

'Gripping.' - VAL McDERMID 'A taut twisty narrative with a fantastic pay-off.' - PAUL FINCH 'Crime fiction at its best - great characters, great plot, great read.' - JAMES CRAIG, author of London Calling 'Where the Devil Can't Go marked Anya Lipska out as a crime writer of bravura skills, and this latest book continues her upward trajectory. An edgy, visceral vision of modern London, Death Can't Take a Joke boasts complex protagonists, pungently realised locales and a keen social awareness.' - BARRY FORSHAW, author of Euro Noir - The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction 'Pacy & enthralling, with Janusz already one of the best protagonists in the business.' - MALCOLM McKAY, author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

A Red Magazine BEST CRIME READ OF 2014 'Gripping.' – VAL McDERMID 'A taut twisty narrative with a fantastic pay-off.' – PAUL FINCH ‘Crime fiction at its best – great characters, great plot, great read.’ – JAMES CRAIG, author of London Calling ‘Where the Devil Can't Go marked Anya Lipska out as a crime writer of bravura skills, and this latest book continues her upward trajectory. An edgy, visceral vision of modern London, Death Can’t Take a Joke boasts complex protagonists, pungently realised locales and a keen social awareness.' – BARRY FORSHAW, author of Euro Noir – The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction 'Pacy & enthralling, with Janusz already one of the best protagonists in the business.' – MALCOLM McKAY, author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

A Red Magazine BEST CRIME READ OF 2014 'Gripping.' - VAL McDERMID 'A taut twisty narrative with a fantastic pay-off.' - PAUL FINCH `Crime fiction at its best - great characters, great plot, great read.' - JAMES CRAIG, author of London Calling `Where the Devil Can't Go marked Anya Lipska out as a crime writer of bravura skills, and this latest book continues her upward trajectory. An edgy, visceral vision of modern London, Death Can't Take a Joke boasts complex protagonists, pungently realised locales and a keen social awareness.' - BARRY FORSHAW, author of Euro Noir - The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction 'Pacy & enthralling, with Janusz already one of the best protagonists in the business.' - MALCOLM McKAY, author of The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter

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Originally trained as a journalist, Anya now writes and produces TV documentaries. Her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and the Kiszka & Kershaw books have been optioned by BBC Drama for a potential TV crime drama series. Anya’s first book led to her being chosen by Val McDermid for the prestigious New Blood Panel at the Harrogate Crime Festival in 2013.

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