Description
About the Author
Yulia Yakovleva is a writer based in Oslo, Norway, who writes in Norwegian and Russian. Her books have received several international awards. Her first novel featuring Detective Zaitsev, Punishment of a Hunter, is also available from Pushkin Vertigo.
Reviews
"Dark humor undercuts despair and sardonic wit compensates for failure... Yakovleva captures the futility of living and working in such a blighted society, picking up the torch from Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series". - The New York Times
"Yakovleva's previous novel was an international hit. The follow-up suggests her investigator may become something of a Russian Montalbano."
--The Times (UK)
"Brilliantly realised... devilishly cunning."
--SHOTS
"Offers a brilliant interplay of Communist manipulation, Soviet terror, Tsarist survivals, military rifts and kulak opposition... A superb read, with some unexpected turns right at the end."
--Crime Book of the Month, The Critic
Book Information
ISBN 9781782276807
Author Yulia Yakovleva
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publisher Pushkin Press