Deep Dark Blue
Description
<b>THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER</b>
'A warm and interesting woman as the investigator and an unfamiliar but lovely city brought to vivid life' <b>IRISH INDEPENDENT</b>
'Combines a surprising plot with sensuous descriptions' <b>SUNDAY TIMES</b>
<b><i>Water washes everything away, even the bodies... </i></b>
As the first female officer in Zurich's maritime police force, Rosa Zambrano has traded a career investigating serious crimes for the serenity of the water. But now the body of her fertility doctor has been dredged up from the blue depths of the lake.
Sent to help the team looking into his death, Rosa's search leads her from opulent villas to genetic research labs and an escort service on the outskirts of the city - and to four women, each of whom has rejected the hand she's been dealt.
Reviews / Votes
Set in the beautiful city of Zurich and full of glorious descriptions of well-cooked and thoughtfully presented food, Deep Dark Blue deals with the subject of genetic manipulation. . . Quietly shocking and full of intriguing information, this novel shows how much more there is to Zurich than secretive bankers * Literary Review * Elegantly written and featuring a warm and interesting woman as the investigator and an unfamiliar but lovely city brought to vivid life, Deep Dark Blue is highly recommended -- Irish Independent Seraina Kobler is a Swiss novelist with an unusual heroine . . . takes us to the cutting edge . . . Kobler combines a surprising plot with sensuous descriptions of what her characters cook during pauses in the investigation * The Sunday Times * This is not a conventional police procedural. Seraina Kobler is, though, clearly following in the wake of Donna Leon . . . A highly intriguing debut -- Crime Book of the Month * The Times * A compelling thriller * WDR2 * Set in Zurich and full of delectable descriptions of food, this police procedural features maritime officer Rosa Zambrano and deals with the possibilities and dangers of genetic manipulation * Literary Review, Crime Novels of the Year * A gripping crime novel that still makes a holiday in Zurich sound like fun * Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung * In her crime novel, Seraina Kobler has found a calm and unhurried language * Sonntag * Seraina Kobler knows how to build tension * Neue Zuercher Zeitung *More details
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Alexandra Roesch is a bicultural, bilingual freelance translator based in Frankfurt, Germany. An experienced translator of fiction and nonfiction, she has an MA in translation from the University of Bristol and was longlisted for the 2018 Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize.