Paperback, ISBN 9781804365908

'Jackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor, Sunday Timesbestselling author of The Ashes of London

'One of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Napoleon's Spy

'A remarkable crime debut' Maxim Jakubowksi, Crime Time

As the Nazis roll into Warsaw, a serial killer is unleashed…

September 1939. A city ruled by fear. A population brutalised by restrictions and reprisals. Amid the devastation, another hunter begins to prowl. What are a few more deaths amid scores of daily executions?

Former chief investigator Jan Kalisz lives a dangerous double life, forced to work with the occupiers as he gathers information for the fledgling Polish resistance. Even his family cannot be told his true allegiance.

When the niece of a Wehrmacht general is found terribly mutilated, Jan links the murder to other killings that are of less interest to his new overlords. Soon, he finds himself on the trail of a psychopathic killer known as The Artist. But, shunned as a Nazi collaborator, can he solve the case before another innocent girl is taken?

A chilling serial killer investigation, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow's Blackout and the TV series Hannibal starring Mads Mikkelson.

Praise for Blood Roses

'A compelling, evocative story of evil stalking amidst the chaos of war' Giles Kristian

'A dark, twisting thriller ... Jan Kalisz, Douglas Jackson's police officer hero, is the natural heir to the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor