Lawyer turned psychological thriller writer Dzena Andersone joins us to launch Baltic Noir 'Ice, Flower, Herbarium' - all the way from Riga!

Translated by Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini

The landscape feeds into the suffocating atmosphere. An unsettling read, with much darkness and peril. Perfect for dark, winter evenings. - kazzalovesbooks

When he wakes to find a body in a sack on the roadside outside his home, police chief Vincents sets off a chain of events that threaten to overwhelm him and the sleepy, Latvian backwater town he has lived in his whole life. The secrets and hypocrisy of the townspeople of Dansile are about to be unveiled.

A reluctant and unlikely hero, Vincents grapples with his failing marriage, a domineering former police partner and an ever-growing number of strange and bewildering cases. As the body count rises and Vincents’ precariously constructed world crumbles around him, the focus of his investigations closes in inexorably on a troubled young man, Jens, whose odd behaviour can no longer be contained by his controlling Aunt Erika.

Ice, Flower, Herbarium is a haunting psychological story of inherited guilt and the consequences of raising a child without love or human touch. Will Vincents uncover the truth and find the strength to stand up to the town, or will his resolve melt away with the snow?

Dark and gritty Baltic Noir.

A complex book full of hidden secrets and guilt. - Lynda's Book Reviews

Dzena and Žanete will be in conversation with Isabelle Kenyon, Managing Director of Fly on the Wall Press. Copies of Ice, Flower, Herbarium will be available for sale and for signing.

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