The echoes of past crimes never fade, and the truth does not always bring relief. Sosnowiec, the late 1990s. A time of reforms, closing mines, rebellion and youthful dreams. A group of teenage punks, musty clubs throbbing with music, adrenaline surging through their veins and… a chain of events that will change their lives forever. 2024. Human remains are found during the demolition of a Finnish house. The investigation is led by Sub-Inspector Laura Halber who, despite the demons of her past, tries to uncover who was behind a mysterious crime committed years ago. Unexpectedly, it turns out that the case is linked to her own family tragedy. Will she manage to face the shocking truth? Ferment is a story about life-changing choices, traumas that give no peace and secrets whose unravelling does not always bring relief. Steeped in music, full of tension and pulsing with emotion, it proves that the hardest fight we wage is the one with our own past. A brutal nostalgia in which the blank spots of the past mingle with the disappointments of a working-class town in the post-transformation world. Plenty of rage and grime, and even more secrets to unravel in atmospheric settings, over which one question hangs: “What if, years later, a person is really still the same kid?” Zagłębie and Silesia have finally got a crime novel with a social underbelly that other cities might envy! Anna Cieplak A gripping, masculine and “gritty” crime novel about the disintegration of a family in a world utterly devoid of hope. And about the mistakes of youth. What a wonderful read! Superb! I recommend it. Robert Małecki