Front Cover |
Book Details |
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Genre |
Fiction |
Subject |
Moscow (Russia) - Fiction; Police - Russia (Federation) - Moscow - Fiction; Renko, Arkady (Fictitious character) |
Publication Date |
6/12/2007 |
Format |
Hardcover (9.9
x
6.8
mm)
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Publisher |
Simon & Schuster |
Language |
English |
Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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Description |
Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station. The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the bloody dictator can boast a two-to-one approval rating. Decidedly better than that of Renko, whose lover, Eva, has left him for Detective Nikolai Isakov, a charismatic veteran of the civil war in Chechnya, a hero of the far right and, Renko suspects, a killer for hire. The cases entwine, and Renko's quests become a personal inquiry fueled by jealousy. The investigation leads to the fields of Tver outside of Moscow, where once a million soldiers fought. There, amidst the detritus, Renko must confront the ghost of his own father, a favorite general of Stalin's. In these barren fields, patriots and shady entrepreneurs -- the Red Diggers and Black Diggers -- collect the bones, weapons and personal effects of slain World War II soldiers, and find that even among the dead there are surprises. |
Personal Details |
Purchase Price |
$16.17 |
Acquire Date |
7/9/2007 |
Rating |
0 |
Links |
Library of Congress
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Product Details |
LoC Classification |
PS3569.M5377S73 2007 |
Dewey |
813/.54 |
ISBN |
0743276728 |
Cover Price |
$26.95 |
No. of Pages |
352 |
First Edition |
No |
Rare |
No |
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