A storm ignites a terrifying fire that burns the mountain and threatens the city of Split. The police is investigating the fire, believing they'll find negligence or a psychopath arsonist. But it soon turns out that the truth is much more complicated.
Novel parallelly follows the fate of a man who fights not to lose his own family's property. The fight for his grandfather's orchard led him to unwanted consequences.
Matches- the new novel by Jurica Pavičić, is at the same time a Mediterranean noir and a poignant family drama.
Atmospheric psychological crime novel which is not crime novel at all, but - as usually with this writer- complex social drama within the thrilling plot full of twists...
Gea Vlahović (Telegram)
Jurica Pavičić has writen another superb Dalmatian noir.
Laura Šiprak (Express 24sata, Croatia)
Paviči decently expresses empathy for people who have been forgotten.
Jadranka Pintarić (Jutarnji list)
...Author's best novel so far...
Željko Erceg (Dalmatinski portal)
"Matches" overcome the limitations of genre. The limitations of functional style, provincialism and localism, dependence on fabulation are still there. "Matches" are all that, but with a positive sign. The novel turns the limitations of genre, localism and plot into its advantage..."Matches" is a great novel, not only for the Croatian literature.
Dragan Jurak (Kritika h,d,p)
