A Blind Eye

By Jane Gorman

A Blind Eye - Jane Gorman
  • Release Date: 2015-09-17
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 287 Ratings

Description

Blood ties have an American police detective in Poland investigating a suicide that may have been murder.

"An astutely crafted, action-packed read." - Kirkus Reviews

In this darkly atmospheric suspense, a Philadelphia police detective visiting Poland gets involved when murder is suspected and the local police turn away. Adam Kaminski, with a delegation to Philadelphia's sister city, is meant to be a polite observer only. But a good man doesn't walk away when he sees wrong being done, and he's not about to start now.

Visiting his family's homeland, Adam's been warned by his superiors to be on his best behavior. In a country that has known centuries of wars and occupation, politics are complex and layered with old prejudices and loyalties impossible for foreigners to understand. But when Adam meets a Polish cousin in Warsaw who believes his daughter was murdered, Adam is troubled by the indifference of the police… and by the strange behavior of the delegation's Polish liaison.

Adam begins uncovering clues that point to the killer, clues that lead him inexorably into an investigation of the intricate web of Polish politics and the legacy of the Secret Police. But the past isn't always black and white, as Adam is forced to accept as he learns more about the killer and about his own family legacy. Will looking into the murder only beget more murder?

Reviews

  • Absolutely Absorbing!

    5
    By karenmce
    Adam Kaminski’s adventures in his great-grandfather’s homeland involve twists and turns. A Philadelphia police detective sent to Warsaw, Poland, aa part of a sister city team becomes involved with finding the murderer of a young woman, a distant relative. An exciting tale of believable characters! I’ve already lined up the next book in the series! I’m looking to reading another series by this author - the preview was explosive!
  • Mystery set in Poland

    4
    By jdt_s
    This polish mystery starts off with descriptions of the architectural and historic features of a reputedly lovely land. Our detective is in a sister city, Philadelphia to where the tale of murder and intrigue is set in Poland. He is posted to the Polish city in a delegation for trade and travel where his services are intrigued by the supposed suicide of a young woman who shares his surname and turns out to be the daughter of a cousin of his native to the area. He is of Polish extraction so meeting relative is in his itinerary anyway, I just think he wanted to meet them alive! It was a good well paced mystery in a unique location, worth the read.
  • A blind eye

    2
    By nickname5452316
    Set in Poland. Hard to follow
  • A Blind Eye

    3
    By Spaghetti & Meatballs
    The storyline was good, yet felt a bit dis-jointed. The e-book addition definitely needs some work. I would turn multiple pages that had the same information I already read. It was extremely distracting and took away some of the enjoyment of reading in general.
  • A Blind Eye

    4
    By Citykity1951
    It was a little difficult to get through the Polish words, even though there is Polish in my background, but despite that it was a good read
  • A Blind Eye - Jane Gorman

    3
    By Proper grammarian
    Great job on proofreading and grammar; quite an achievement given language and cultural differences of the story. Likeable enough characters, but more inter-action, please. For a mystery, this was hardly a page-turner. It took 500 pages to put a name to the left-handed knifer, then another 50 to dig up some proof. By then, I didn't even care! Yes, suspense should be built slowly but snail-paced is counterproductive. The sister-city concept sounded good both for family background and crime detection, but I was disappointed. Will I follow Adam's and Sylvia's far-from-torrid romance into the next book in the series? I think not.
  • 4 stars

    3
    By KWJN
    This is a more of good mystery than I expected. The writer has a very descriptive style. It made me feel like I was there. The story is easy to follow and has twists and turns that slide right in to the story line. The second half moves along quicker than the first. But, it's still a good read.