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A Gentle Axe. A St Petersburg Mystery
Door R.N. Morris
Categorie | Engels |
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Boeknummer | #226679 |
Titel | A Gentle Axe. A St Petersburg Mystery |
Auteur | Morris, R.N. |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | London, Faber and Faber |
Jaar van uitgave | 2008 |
ISBN10 | 0571238572 |
ISBN13 | 9780571238576 |
Taal | Engels |
Samenvatting | ''Lush, and exceptionally compelling, but take your time . . . The Gentle Axe has a vast depth of Russian soul; mysterious, compassionate, and utterly irresistible.'' Alan Furst, author of The Polish OfficerSt Petersburg. The winter of 1866. Two frozen bodies are found in Petrovsky Park - a dwarf neatly packed in a suitcase, and a burly peasant hanging from a tree. Police Detective Porfiry Petrovich begins his investigation in the city''s squalid brothels and drinking dens but is soon led into an altogether more genteel stratum of society - and to a shocking discovery which reveals the city''s darkest secrets. ''Vivid and convincing . . . Morris keeps the reader guessing until the end.'' Virginia Rounding, Independent''Tense, atmospheric and bristles with . . . intelligence.'' Tom Boncza-... (Lees verder)Tomaszewski, Independent on Sunday |
Pagina's | 293 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 5,00 |
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