The first in a gripping series of crime novels set in the seamier side
of St. Petersburg, featuring sharp, yet compromised policewoman, Captain
Natalya Ivanova. Student Zena Dahl, the daughter of a Swedish
millionaire, has gone missing in St. Petersburg (or Piter as the city is
colloquially known) after a night out with a friend. Captain Natalya
Ivanova is assigned the case, making a change for Natalya from her usual
fare of domestic violence work, but, because of the family's wealth,
there's pressure for a quick result. As she investigates she discovers
that the case is not as straightforward as it may seem. Dark, violent
and insightful, Motherland twists and turns to a satisfyingly dramatic
conclusion.