Syn Bagien

Paweł Rzewuski

Keynote
A brutal crime on the outskirts of pre-war
Poland, where, under a thin veneer of
civilisation, pagan gloom and degeneracy
slumbers, comparable to Conrad’s Heart
of Darkness. Will our Polish counterespionage
officer manage to discover
the truth?
Selling Points
 A dark and moody historical detective
novel set in the exotic backdrop of
the pre‑war Polish hinterlands.
 Historical details rendered with great
realism.
 A portrait of pre-war Eastern Europe,
where totalitarianism and superstition
mix freely.
 A charismatic and unusual protagonist/
investigator, by day a counter-espionage
agent fighting Soviet spies.
 Exotic satanist sub-plots.
 An unusual portrait of a Poland that has
now vanished – authoritarian, backwards,
yet atmospheric and intriguing.
 The author is a famous historical
journalist.
Description
The heart of darkness – the eastern
borderlands of pre-war Poland, where
the gloom of superstition is only
rarely tamed by civilisation. A series of
mysterious crimes upsets the provincialal

tranquillity, especially since the murder
appears to be a satanist, making human
sacrifices after cutting off his victim’s nose
and ears. Can our charismatic counter‑espionage
officer, who mainly combats
Soviet agents, complete his task and
restore normalcy to this sleepy though
sinister countryside? The task will not
be easy, especially with History raging in
the background – Stalin and Hitler are
about to lunge for each other’s throats,
and this mysterious borderland will deal
with a horror the world has never seen.
Target Market
Readers of detective novels.
Those who love historical prose.


Release date: 2022
Pages: 448
ISBN: 978-83-08-07473-2


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Son of the Swamps

Paweł Rzewuski

Keynote
A brutal crime on the outskirts of pre-war
Poland, where, under a thin veneer of
civilisation, pagan gloom and degeneracy
slumbers, comparable to Conrad’s Heart
of Darkness. Will our Polish counterespionage
officer manage to discover
the truth?
Selling Points
 A dark and moody historical detective
novel set in the exotic backdrop of
the pre‑war Polish hinterlands.
 Historical details rendered with great
realism.
 A portrait of pre-war Eastern Europe,
where totalitarianism and superstition
mix freely.
 A charismatic and unusual protagonist/
investigator, by day a counter-espionage
agent fighting Soviet spies.
 Exotic satanist sub-plots.
 An unusual portrait of a Poland that has
now vanished – authoritarian, backwards,
yet atmospheric and intriguing.
 The author is a famous historical
journalist.
Description
The heart of darkness – the eastern
borderlands of pre-war Poland, where
the gloom of superstition is only
rarely tamed by civilisation. A series of
mysterious crimes upsets the provincialal

tranquillity, especially since the murder
appears to be a satanist, making human
sacrifices after cutting off his victim’s nose
and ears. Can our charismatic counter‑espionage
officer, who mainly combats
Soviet agents, complete his task and
restore normalcy to this sleepy though
sinister countryside? The task will not
be easy, especially with History raging in
the background – Stalin and Hitler are
about to lunge for each other’s throats,
and this mysterious borderland will deal
with a horror the world has never seen.
Target Market
Readers of detective novels.
Those who love historical prose.


Release date: 2022
Pages: 448
ISBN: 978-83-08-07473-2


Other covers