{"product_id":"siren-of-the-waters-isbn-9781569475850","title":"Siren of the Waters","description":"Jana entered the Czechoslovak police force as young woman, married an actor, and became a mother. The Communist regime destroyed her husband, their love for one another, and her daughter’s respect for her. But she has never stopped being a seeker of justice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, she has risen to the rank of commander in the Slovak police force and is based in the capital, Bratislava, a crossroads of central Europe. She liaises with colleagues across the continent to track a master criminal whose crimes include extortion, murder, kidnapping, and the operation of a vast human trafficking network. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis investigation takes her from Kiev in Ukraine to the headquarters of the European Community in Strasbourg, France; from Vienna to Nice during the Carnival, as she searches for a ruthless killer and the beautiful young Russian woman he is determined to either capture or destroy.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSiren of the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A truly fine  novel. It’s filled with exactitude of place and people, taking us into a  world that seethes with dangerous secrets. On that treacherous journey,  Michael Genelin makes unfamiliar worlds seem knowable, and does so with  great style.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Pete Hamill, author of \u003ci\u003eNorth River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A terrific novel by a man who knows crime, knows Europe, and knows how to write. \u003ci\u003eSiren of the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e is a genuine pleasure.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Thomas Perry, author of \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In the end, we must acknowledge that we have been held spellbound by a master storyteller. Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Solving the international murder-without-borders scheme becomes a  puzzle even Agatha Christie would have been proud of . . . Grim but  undeniably believable in its depiction of secret police sweeps, hounded  political protesters and the compromises necessary to redeem a disgraced  career. Not your usual wispy escapism, but well worthwhile for  current-events junkies.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMichael   Genelin is a graduate of UCLA and UCLA Law School. He has  served as a   consultant for the US State Department and USAID in  Central Europe,   Africa, Asia, and Haiti, and was a Deputy District  Attorney in the  LA District Attorney’s  office. Michael has written for  the stage, movies and television. He now focuses  on writing novels,  and is the author of the Commander Jana Matinova  Investigations set in  Bratislava, Slovakia. He lives with his wife in Paris.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299844739301,"sku":"NP9781569475850","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569475850.jpg?v=1767736684","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/siren-of-the-waters-isbn-9781569475850","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}