INSPECTOR IVA MARKULIN AND THE COLD PULL OF THE SEA (Vol. II)

  • The paradise setting meets Istria's dark underbelly.
  • The second volume in the atmospheric crime series featuring the sharp-witted and unflappable Commissaria Iva Markulin.
  • A perfect vacation crime novel, combining suspense, setting, people, and culinary flair into an irresistible mix.

Commissaria Iva Markulin has a new assignment, leading her own office in Pula. By her side is her now familiar colleague, Miro Baban. But they barely have time to settle in: A dead body is found floating in the turquoise sea off the idyllic coastal town of Vrsar. What first appears to be a simple robbery quickly proves to be a complex crime.

Iva believes that her family - her young son Matteo and her grandfather - are still in danger. Determined to finally bring down the masterminds of organized crime, she makes a risky decision: she goes undercover into the bratstvo - that powerful brotherhood whose shadow lies over all of Istria. She wants to finally find peace and enjoy her life at the family estate, Terra Rossa, surrounded by olive groves - but Iva’s fight for justice is far from over ...

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
  • Release: 17.04.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01859-6
  • 400 Pages
  • Series: Istrien–Krimi–Reihe
  • Author: Ines Calic

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Ines Calic

Ines Calic, born in Italy, grew up in Berlin and Paris and studied law in Salzburg. She gained journalistic experience at ORF's current affairs service before researching contemporary history and National Socialist legislation at the Institute for European Legal History. Controversial topics from science and politics provide material and background for her books, she writes crime novels and thrillers. Ines Calic is a member of the International Thriller Writers and the International League for Human Rights.