The Polish Detective
- 384pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Set in Dundee, Scotland's fourth largest city, this fast-paced crime novel features Polish detective Sergeant Dania Gorska.





Set in Dundee, Scotland's fourth largest city, this fast-paced crime novel features Polish detective Sergeant Dania Gorska.
It is Mummy's 39th birthday. She is staring down the barrel of a future of people asking if she wants to come to their advanced yoga classes, and polite book clubs where everyone claims to be tiddly after a glass of Pinot Grigio and says things like 'Oooh gosh, are you having another glass?' But Mummy does not want to go quietly into that good night of women with sensible haircuts who 'live for their children' and stand in the playground trying to trump each other with their offspring's extracurricular activities and achievements, and boasting about their latest holidays. Instead, she clutches a large glass of wine, muttering 'FML' over and over again. Until she remembers the gem of an idea she's had..
Due famiglie, i Jones e gli Iqbal, le cui vite sconclusionate racchiudono gli ottimismi e le contraddizioni del secolo appena concluso. Archie Jones è un tipico proletario inglese, mentre il suo migliore amico è il bengalese e mussulmano Samad Iqbal. Si sono conosciuti su un carrarmato alla fine della Seconda guerra mondiale, diretti a Istanbul e ignari del fatto che la guerra era già finita. Riunitasi a Londra trent'anni dopo, questa coppia improbabile si ritrova coinvolta nel ciclone politico, razziale e sessuale di quei tempi.