Case of the General's Thumb, The (Melville International Crime) - Softcover

Andrey Kurkov; George Bird

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161219060X ISBN 13: 9781612190600

Publisher: MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING, 2012

Synopsis

The corpse of a distinguished general is found attached to an advertising balloon minus his thumb. Police Lieutenant Viktor Slutsky is sent in to investigate. So too is KGB officer Nik Tsensky. They begin their investigations unbeknownst to each other, but quickly find themselves mystified about developments caused by the other.Thus begins a comedy of very dangerous errors as the two criss-cross Europe, catalysts in a bizarre battle between the Russian and Ukrainian secret service. Set against the paranoia of post-Societ collapse, it is an inspiring tale of resilience.

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Review:

"A sardonically amusing romp ..." --John Powers, NPR's Fresh Air

"Full of touches of grim insight and tactful surrealism, with just enough of the absurd to suggest a cross between John le Carré's Smiley and Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita."
--Scotland on Sunday

"Kurkov flips from mock-tragedy to comedy and back again, planting the ominous and the absurd neatly among deadpan descriptions of a daily life in denial."
--The Times

From the Publisher:

An international thriller, shot through with black satire and authentic detail, by the author of the highly acclaimed Death & the Penguin

About this edition

• Publisher: MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 161219060X
• ISBN 13: 9781612190600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192