Tension runs high as a Moscow cop investigates murder under the big
top—from the Edgar Award–winning “Ed McBain of Mother Russia”
(Kirkus Reviews). Porfiry Rostnikov was one of the top detectives
in Moscow—until he crossed the KGB. On the orders of the secret
service, this bulldog cop is busted down to the minor crimes unit,
where his talents are utterly wasted. When a drunk climbs the statue
of Nikolai Gogol in Arbat Square and threatens to kill himself,
Rostnikov tries to talk the man down. But with a perfect somersault,
acrobat Valerian Duznetzov leaps from the statue—the final jump of a
storied career. Across town, Duznetzov’s partner, Oleg, practices
his trapeze routine high above the circus floor. After letting go of
the bars and going into a perfect double flip, Oleg falls, expecting
the net to catch him. But the net has been sabotaged, and Oleg dies.
As Rostnikov digs into this strange pair of deaths, he finds dark
secrets inside the Moscow circus—secrets sure to grab the attention
of his old friends at the KGB. “The shrewd, temperate Inspector
Rostnikov . . . himself is like an acrobat on the high wire without
a net, a target of both his jealous supervisor and the unknown
murderer . . . This witty, intricate thriller reaches a suspenseful
finale in the center ring under the Moscow Circus Big Top.”
—Publishers Weekly
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ISBN
9781453273517
Publisert
2017
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Vendor
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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