LAST DAYS OF SALE!
For the first time since pre-order, and I’m not sure when or if it will ever happen again, my book “The Accidental Cop” is on sale.
To celebrate 100 reviews/ratings on Amazon US, eBook is available for 0.99c / 0.99p only on Amazon US & UK.
Learn more and get your copy here: https://mybook.to/E5G1jXq
What readers are saying:
★★★★★ “It says something for the author’s control of language that as I read the passages describing the cold of November I could feel the cold seeping through the pores of my skin, into the marrow of my bones.”
★★★★★ ” It’s very filmic, and this works for me as I’m a visual person. Very atmospheric.”
★★★★★ “An engaging and thought-provoking read that lingers long after the final chapter.”
★★★★★ ” It is a dark, gritty crime noir set in 1990s Latvia, just after the Soviet era, and the atmosphere absolutely drips off the page.”
★★★★★ “The writing style is vivid and immersive, and the Latvian setting gives the whole thing a wonderfully fresh backdrop that you do not often come across.”
★★★★★ “The setting feels very real.”
★★★★★ “A raw, dark, and ultimately uplifting tale, this novel deserves every one of its five stars.”
★★★★★ “It blends crime noir and psychological suspense while raising painful questions about moral compromise.”
★★★★★ “This novel explores themes of ambition, survival, and the struggle to maintain one’s integrity in a corrupt world.”
★★★★★ “Koguce brings the reader to the dark and shady underbelly of one of the most scenic, cultured, and dynamic countries in the world: Latvia, in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, after the fall of the Soviet Union.”
★★★★★ “This was a book that made me think more than I expected.”
★★★★★ “This is no ordinary crime novel as Koguce tackles the genre her way.”
★★★★★ “This novel masterfully combines the grit of crime noir with the heart of a character-driven drama, creating a story that is as poignant as it is unforgettable.”
★★★★★ “The setting is not just a backdrop but an active participant in the narrative. This attention to detail makes the world of the novel immersive and uncomfortably real.”
What the book is about:
What if to have food on your table every day, you have to cross the line? Cheat, take bribes, and grovel before people in position of power and influence? Welcome to the “savage 90s”… A personal hell of Roberts Bergs.
To succeed you must play by the rules. Roberts learns the rules quickly. The system run by the Soviet-era ex-militia officers is a good teacher. Who you know counts for more than your abilities, qualifications, and knowledge. The system also doesn’t tolerate disobedience.
Roberts Bergs had to start making difficult choices early in life. With few options to choose from, he settles for available ones. Beggars cannot be choosers, is his motto.
His coursemates at the Police Academy dip their toes into adulthood while still living in the cocoon of their parental homes. For them, life is about parties, new experiences, and searching for their true self. For Roberts, it’s about poverty, hunger, and not being killed by a crazed drunkard with an axe during a patrol shift.
A patrolman of the Public Order Police patrol battalion isn’t Roberts’s dream job. But it is better than not having one. Trudging through the grim slums of the city, his interest in arts, history, and literature is what sustains him.
He believes in human dignity and freedom of choice. He wants to become a lawyer.
Despite the resistance from his superiors, Roberts keeps climbing up the career ladder. The contrast between those who play by the rules and those who believe in honesty and justice becomes starker. Luxury and self-indulgence for the first, and dragging out a miserable existence for the latter.
Is it worth it to remain true to his principles? Or is succumbing to the corrupted and merciless system the only way to survive?
Set in Latvia at the end of the first post-Soviet decade, named by pop culture as the “savage 90s”, “The Accidental Cop” is a blend of noir crime and police procedural with psychological suspense elements.
Literary awards:
Silver Medal in the 2025 Global Book Awards contest / Psychological Thrillers category;
Category Winner in the 2025 Independent Author Awards / Social & Political Change category;
Finalist award in the Readers’ Favorite Book Award contest 2024 / Fiction Crime category;
Honorable Mention award in the 2023 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards contest / Fiction Novel category;
Finalist award in the Pacific Book Awards contest 2023 / Best Thriller category.
Get your copy of “The Accidental Cop” here: https://mybook.to/E5G1jXq
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