Entanglement
by Zygmunt Miloszewski, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
The morning after a gruelling psychotherapy session in a Warsaw monastery, Henryk Telak is found dead, a roasting spit stuck in one eye. The case lands on the desk of State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki. World-weary, suffering from bureaucratic exhaustion and marital ennui, Szacki feels that life has passed him by, but this case changes everything.
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The morning after a gruelling group-psychotherapy session in a disused monastery in central Warsaw, Henryk Telak is found dead, a roasting spit stuck in one eye. The case lands on the desk of State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki. World-weary, suffering from bureaucratic exhaustion and marital ennui, Szacki feels that life has passed him by. But this case changes everything.
Notes
Crime thriller featuring the secret police, set in contemporary Warsaw. After a gruelling group psychotherapy session, a man is found dead with a roasting spit stuck in his eye. Trawling through transcripts and video recordings, prosecutor Teodor Szacki's search for the truth leads him to a murder 20 years earlier.
Author Biography
Zygmunt MiAoszewski, born in Warsaw in 1975, is a reporter and editor currently working for Newsweek. His first novel, The Intercom, was published in 2005 to high acclaim. In 2006 he published his novel for young readers, The Adder Mountains, and in 2007 the crime novel Entanglement. The author is now working on screenplays based on The Intercom and Entanglement. He is currently also writing a sequel to the latter, also featuring Teodor Szacki .
Review
This is an exquisitely crafted and witty mystery story. Polish literature can boast a real master.A" Jerzy Pilch, author of The Mighty Angel MiAoszewski's tightly plotted crime novel is impressive; contemporary Warsaw is perfectly rendered.A" Przekroj Magazine
Long Description
The morning after a gruelling group-psychotherapy session in a disused monastery in central Warsaw, Henryk Telak is found dead, a roasting spit stuck in one eye. The case lands on the desk of State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki. World-weary, suffering from bureaucratic exhaustion and marital ennui, Szacki feels that life has passed him by. But this case changes everything.
Review Quote
"This is a carefully plotted story that continues to engage the reader from the opening sentence to the final scene. The author provides a rich sense of place, interesting characters, and a view of life in contemporary Warsaw."-- ILOVEAMYSTERY.com
Description for Sales People
Miloszewski is a rising star in Polish fiction. Excellent publicity potential. Miloszewski is currently working on a second Teodor Szacki novel.
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