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Red Water

Published on .
Bitter Lemon Press, 402 pages.
ISBN: 9781916725157


Regular price £9.99 GBP

The story begins in 1989 on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. The investigation into a young woman’s disappearance falters as Yugoslavia plunges into a fratricidal war. Another three decades will pass before the truth is revealed. Inspector Gorki Šain, haunted by his failure to unravel the case the first time, returns to solve the crime in 2017.

The novel was awarded the Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Prize for best Croatian novel in 2018, and the Fric Prize for best Croatian fiction in 2019.

In France in 2022 it won theGrand prix de la literature policière.

Translated by Matt Robinson.


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