Blood and Rubles |
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Author:
| Kaminsky, Stuart M. |
Series title: | Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4532-6633-5 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $23.99USD $11.99USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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In an era of financial free-for-all in Russia, a Moscow cop deals with rampant crime in a "terrific" and "exceptional" police drama (Detroit Free Press). It's the mid-nineties, and capitalism and privatization have come to Russia. As the trickle of cash turns to a torrent, bureaucrats become oligarchs, and the brutal Russian mafia is on the rise. Newfound democracy has not reduced the crime rate, and Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov, a forty-year...
More Description In an era of financial free-for-all in Russia, a Moscow cop deals with rampant crime in a "terrific" and "exceptional" police drama (Detroit Free Press).
It's the mid-nineties, and capitalism and privatization have come to Russia. As the trickle of cash turns to a torrent, bureaucrats become oligarchs, and the brutal Russian mafia is on the rise. Newfound democracy has not reduced the crime rate, and Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov, a forty-year veteran of the Moscow police department, and his colleagues have their hands full.
A prominent businessman is kidnapped in broad daylight. Three children--as innocent looking as they are savage--terrorize a slum. And a house full of Czarist treasures is raided by tax police--only to have every piece vanish the following day.
As criminals at all levels rush to exploit a system in confusion, "Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is a rarity among policemen: shrewd, utterly incorruptible and destined to survive each complex political shift" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).