num_pages: 320
description: Chilling disturbing and terrifyingly believable an extraordinary thriller by one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction When an old man is found dead on the roadseemingly run over by a Hungarian au pairpolice investigator Anna Fekete is certain that there is more to the incident than meets the eye. As she begins to unravel an increasingly complex case shes led on a deadly trail where illegal immigration drugs and ultimately murder threaten not only her beliefs but her life. Annas partner Esko is entrenched in a separate but equally dangerous investigation into the activities of an immigrant gang where deportation orders and raids cause increasing tension and result in desperate measures by gang membersand the police themselves. Then a bloody knife is found in the snow and the two cases come together in ways that no one could have predicted. As pressure mounts it becomes clear that having the law on their side may not be enough for Anna and Esko.
language: English
title: The Defenceless (1)
publisher: Orenda Books