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On the beach, west of Kings Lynn, a dog discovers eight bodies---all young and male, with their identifying papers removed; all suffocated to death and hastily dragged through the mud to their temporary graves.
Jules Carlisle, the youngest and most recently qualified member of Paul Jenkins Solicitors, knows very little about illegal immigration and would like to keep it that way. But when she takes on the case of Mirko Dragunoviç, she finds herself intrigued by his plight and concerned for his welfare.
Mirko entered England from the former Yugoslavia three years ago legally, but overstayed his work visa. He believes his brother is one of the eight men, but identifying the body would mean imprisonment and deportation to Serbia. Although Mirko has knowledge of the human traffic operation that was bringing his brother to the United Kingdom, he's reluctant to talk, leaving Jules torn between protecting him and following correct procedure.
But it seems the case is even more complicated than she first suspects. It isn't long before Jules finds herself drawn inexorably into great danger, and back into the territory of the abused childhood she thought she had escaped forever....
Jules Carlisle, the youngest and most recently qualified member of Paul Jenkins Solicitors, knows very little about illegal immigration and would like to keep it that way. But when she takes on the case of Mirko Dragunoviç, she finds herself intrigued by his plight and concerned for his welfare.
Mirko entered England from the former Yugoslavia three years ago legally, but overstayed his work visa. He believes his brother is one of the eight men, but identifying the body would mean imprisonment and deportation to Serbia. Although Mirko has knowledge of the human traffic operation that was bringing his brother to the United Kingdom, he's reluctant to talk, leaving Jules torn between protecting him and following correct procedure.
But it seems the case is even more complicated than she first suspects. It isn't long before Jules finds herself drawn inexorably into great danger, and back into the territory of the abused childhood she thought she had escaped forever....
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First published December 1, 2002
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Janet Neel
18 books10 followersAka Janet Cohen
Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico is a British lawyer and crime fiction writer. She was educated at South Hampstead High School, Hampstead, London, England and graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honours, Law.
She started to work as a practising solicitor in 1965. She married James Lionel Cohen, son of Dr. Richard Henry Lionel Cohen, on 18 December 1971. She was a Governor of the BBC between 1994 and 1999. She was created Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, in the City of Westminster (life peer), on 3 May 2000 and sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.
As Janet Neel and Janet Cohen she is the author of crime fiction novels.
Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico is a British lawyer and crime fiction writer. She was educated at South Hampstead High School, Hampstead, London, England and graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honours, Law.
She started to work as a practising solicitor in 1965. She married James Lionel Cohen, son of Dr. Richard Henry Lionel Cohen, on 18 December 1971. She was a Governor of the BBC between 1994 and 1999. She was created Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, in the City of Westminster (life peer), on 3 May 2000 and sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.
As Janet Neel and Janet Cohen she is the author of crime fiction novels.
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March 8, 2020
This was an interesting mystery - who is behind the illegal importing of foreigners into England?
I have to admit I am sometimes stymied by the Brits and their vocabulary. I thought I was following this pretty well until the end.
Fooled me. Should have guessed this.
There are side trips to travelers, difficult childhoods, adultery and immigration law. We see some of what MI5 does as well.
I was not that won over by the characters to want to read further, but this is not a setting that I particularly read a lot of. Nice to dabble in it for one book though.
I borrowed a copy from the public library.
I have to admit I am sometimes stymied by the Brits and their vocabulary. I thought I was following this pretty well until the end.
Fooled me. Should have guessed this.
There are side trips to travelers, difficult childhoods, adultery and immigration law. We see some of what MI5 does as well.
I was not that won over by the characters to want to read further, but this is not a setting that I particularly read a lot of. Nice to dabble in it for one book though.
I borrowed a copy from the public library.
July 17, 2018
Jules Montgomery is a bright and ambitious newly qualified lawyer working for a respected firm. As the junior member she gets stuck with holiday duty which means she’s the point of contact for an illegal Serbian immigrant looking for help when his brother turns up dead in a shallow grave on the Norfolk coast of England. A well written twist thriller although the final twist was apparent to me long before the main character got there.
August 13, 2017
Start with her first one - Deth's Bright angel. Janet never disappoints
November 22, 2011
Good complicated British murder mystery. Jules has just qualified as a solicitor. She is at a firm of solicitors in London that does criminal and immigration work. Being low man on the totem pole, she must cover the Easter holiday weekend. When Mirko Dragunovic comes in looking for her boss, she takes his case until her boss gets back from the holiday vacation. But it is much more complicated than it appears. Her adopted mother is in the House of Lords and is a Baroness. Interesting characters. Dead bodies, but not much graphic violence.
June 20, 2015
Good writing, engaging story and I was totally surprised by whodunit. A dog sniffs out 8 hastily buried corpses on a beach near Kings Lynn. A Serb who has overstayed his visa asks the Newly Qualified criminal solicitor in Paul Jenkins firm, Jules, to help him discover if one of the dead is his brother Stefan. Jules gets reluctantly drawn into immigration matters as she tries to extricate herself from the case which eventually involves Jules cousin and foster mum, the Peer Baroness Lady Barlow, lettuce farmers and MI5, not to mention 3 charming romantic interests.
September 16, 2015
Not a new book but very topical because it deals with the situation created by people smuggling and migrant labor in Britain. In this case, we have both the guest workers (Serbians in this case) who are admitted temporarily to harvest crops. Alongside it is the illegal traffic that creates big problems. The heroine is a young attorney working in a firm that specializes in helping refugees and asylum seekers. It's complicated but thoughtfully depicts a precursor to the wave of migrants flooding the EU in 2015.
February 26, 2008
This is the first title that Neel has published since the lasts of the Francesca Wilson titles. I was disappointed in it. The protagonist turns out to be one of those women who gets herself in trouble by making stupid assumptions. It drove me crazy, which is unfortunate because I think there is actually a fairly interesting plot in this.
April 8, 2011
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July 27, 2012
The story and characters were great but it was a bit too slow and did not really pick up till the last 40 pages.
November 25, 2012
Not as memorable as her Francesca books or I would not have forgotten I read it six years ago!
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