Glass Eel

Fans of foreign detective stories and psychological thrillers will enjoy this tale — an engaging plot with unexpected twists, deep characters, and a tense atmosphere.

It’s hard to believe that an international poaching network could operate in a fishing backwater. But that’s exactly what’s happening on an islet called Caterpillar, located on the Atlantic coast of Maine. The secrets of this small town gradually unfold, revealing the dark sides of a closed community.

Fisherwoman Janet King makes a living by processing crabs. Fate hasn't favored her: her son died in his youth, she parted ways with her useless fisherman husband Simon, and recently she had to battle cancer. One grim morning, Janet discovers her ex-husband's boat in the cove behind her house...

On board — just a trap full of smuggled eel fry. Soon Janet finds the body of a young accomplice of Simon in a stream. The investigation she begins with a local policeman and an eco-activist leads to the darkest corners of the island. Puzzles, clues, dangerous discoveries — each step brings them closer to the truth, but also to deadly danger.

The deeper the characters dig, the clearer it becomes: the poaching network is just the tip of the iceberg. In this tense detective story, nature becomes not just a background, but a full-fledged character.