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Elena in Exile

Elena in Exile

Boyter, Gavin

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN10: 095712984X
ISBN13: 9780957129849
Publisher: Gavin Boyter
Published: Feb 25 2023
Pages: 404
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
It takes one woman on the edge to solve the murder of another.

Elena Balan should be laying low. After all, she's on the run from a horrible mistake.

A Romanian single mum, Elena arrives in London to discover that her lover, Frances, has vanished. To find her, Elena's 14-year-old daughter Ana enlists the help of a police officer, the disgraced former DC Robin Yarmouth.

Although Frances' whereabouts remain a mystery, things begin looking up. Elena and Ana find an apartment, a job, and a new school. Then Elena's sex worker neighbour and friend is found dead. The police are certain it's suicide. Elena suspects otherwise and her instincts are not to let it go. But will Elena's investigations with Yarmouth prove her own undoing?

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Elena in Exile is the first book in a projected series about the irrepressible Elena Balan and her journey towards becoming a Met police detective. Set in London's Soho, forever on the cusp of escaping its sleazy past, the novel has a cast of rogues, misfits and eccentrics including Elena's impetuous teen daughter Ana, her film-loving boyfriend Chris, and Italian cafe owner Luca.

Blending the observation and humanism of Henning Mankell with the narrative drive and darkness of Jo Nesbo, Elena in Exile is a shocking and surprising debut.

Fast-paced... As the story draws to its unexpected conclusion, you begin to already imagine Elena in uniform, which bodes well for future stories in the series. 5 stars from me -- TK Geering, UK Crime Book Club

Gavin Boyter is an amazing mystery writer. He keeps us on our toes as we wait for the killer to be unmasked... Elena's past is also an intriguing mystery. All this keeps us glued to the book till the end. -- Onlinebookclub.org

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