In this, the third appearance of Inspector Constantin Vadim leaves his native Russia for New York. Vadim finds himself caught up in the middle of a presidential election where the victory of the leading candidate is threatened by the outrageous public behaviour of his Russian wife. When someone decides the only solution is to have her killed before she loses her husband the election Constantin's innocent involvement with her pitches him straight into the middle of a murder investigation.
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Review:
"Shades of Grisham as an intriguing political plot fuels melodrama with some deft comic touches" (Daily Mirror)
"Lands with the impact of prophecy ... frightening" (Time Out)
"Written with the kind of page-turning panache that has secured Donald James international best-selling status. A tense and exciting story of deceit and corruption" (Mondo)
About the Author:
Donald James is the author of the bestselling novels Monstrum, The Fortune Teller and The Fall of the Russian Empire and also the Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich. He lives in London.
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- PublisherArrow
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1784757586
- ISBN 13 9781784757588
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages512
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