Darkening Field - Softcover

Ryan, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250013410 ISBN 13: 9781250013415

Verlag: Griffin, 2012

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One of the year's most exciting [debuts].... While the search for Russian icons will bring to mind Martin Cruz Smith's brilliant Gorky Park, Ryan puts a fresh, original spin on the briskly paced "The Holy Thief" delving into Soviet politics, culture and corruption.--Oline H. Cogdill "Florida Sun-Sentinel on The Holy Thief "

"Booklist" lauded Ryan's first Korolev novel, "The Holy Thief," and this successor fully delivers on the promise of that judgment. Korolev is a wonderful character, a spiritual ancestor of Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko, persevering amid the murderous paranoia of Stalin's Russia. The plot is intricate, the action satisfying, and Ryan's use of period detail, including the brutal "collectivization" of the Ukraine and that region's nationalist and anarchist movements, makes for exhilarating reading. "Booklist (starred review) on The Darkening Field"

One of the year's most exciting [debuts].... While the search for Russian icons will bring to mind Martin Cruz Smith's brilliant Gorky Park, Ryan puts a fresh, original spin on the briskly paced "The Holy Thief" delving into Soviet politics, culture and corruption. Oline H. Cogdill, "Florida Sun-Sentinel on The Holy Thief"

Korolev also is a moral, compassionate man who becomes increasingly horrified by Soviet society... This is British writer William Ryan's first historical mystery... One hopes there is more of Korolev to come. "Minneapolis Star Tribune on The Holy Thief"

Impressive... Ryan, who merits comparison to Tom Rob Smith, makes palpable the perpetual state of fear of being reported as disloyal, besides dramatizing the difficulty of being an honest cop in a repressive police state. Readers will hope Korolev has a long career ahead of him. "Publishers Weekly (starred) on The Holy Thief"

Remarkable thriller.... In his solitude and resolve, Ryan's Korolev evokes Martin Cruz Smith's fierce Arkady Renko, while the period detail and gore call to mind Tom Rob Smith. "Library Journal on The Holy Thief"

William Ryan brilliantly captures the eerie paranoia of Stalinist Moscow, which serves as an endlessly fascinating background for his compelling tale. This is a non-stop page-turner and a remarkable debut. "David Liss, author of The Devil s Company on The Holy Thief""

Booklist lauded Ryan's first Korolev novel, The Holy Thief, and this successor fully delivers on the promise of that judgment. Korolev is a wonderful character, a spiritual ancestor of Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko, persevering amid the murderous paranoia of Stalin's Russia. The plot is intricate, the action satisfying, and Ryan's use of period detail, including the brutal "collectivization" of the Ukraine and that region's nationalist and anarchist movements, makes for exhilarating reading. Booklist (starred review) on The Darkening Field

One of the year's most exciting [debuts].... While the search for Russian icons will bring to mind Martin Cruz Smith's brilliant Gorky Park, Ryan puts a fresh, original spin on the briskly paced The Holy Thief delving into Soviet politics, culture and corruption. Oline H. Cogdill, Florida Sun-Sentinel on The Holy Thief

Korolev also is a moral, compassionate man who becomes increasingly horrified by Soviet society... This is British writer William Ryan's first historical mystery... One hopes there is more of Korolev to come. Minneapolis Star Tribune on The Holy Thief

Impressive... Ryan, who merits comparison to Tom Rob Smith, makes palpable the perpetual state of fear of being reported as disloyal, besides dramatizing the difficulty of being an honest cop in a repressive police state. Readers will hope Korolev has a long career ahead of him. Publishers Weekly (starred) on The Holy Thief

Remarkable thriller.... In his solitude and resolve, Ryan's Korolev evokes Martin Cruz Smith's fierce Arkady Renko, while the period detail and gore call to mind Tom Rob Smith. Library Journal on The Holy Thief

William Ryan brilliantly captures the eerie paranoia of Stalinist Moscow, which serves as an endlessly fascinating background for his compelling tale. This is a non-stop page-turner and a remarkable debut. David Liss, author of The Devil s Company on The Holy Thief

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"Booklist lauded Ryan's first Korolev novel, The Holy Thief, and this successor fully delivers on the promise of that judgment. Korolev is a wonderful character, a spiritual ancestor of Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko, persevering amid the murderous paranoia of Stalin's Russia. The plot is intricate, the action satisfying, and Ryan's use of period detail, including the brutal "collectivization" of the Ukraine and that region's nationalist and anarchist movements, makes for exhilarating reading." --Booklist (starred review) on The Darkening Field

"One of the year's most exciting [debuts].... While the search for Russian icons will bring to mind Martin Cruz Smith's brilliant Gorky Park, Ryan puts a fresh, original spin on the briskly paced The Holy Thief delving into Soviet politics, culture and corruption." --Oline H. Cogdill, Florida Sun-Sentinel on The Holy Thief

"Korolev also is a moral, compassionate man who becomes increasingly horrified by Soviet society... This is British writer William Ryan's first historical mystery... One hopes there is more of Korolev to come." --Minneapolis Star Tribune on The Holy Thief

"Impressive... Ryan, who merits comparison to Tom Rob Smith, makes palpable the perpetual state of fear of being reported as disloyal, besides dramatizing the difficulty of being an honest cop in a repressive police state. Readers will hope Korolev has a long career ahead of him." --Publishers Weekly (starred) on The Holy Thief

"Remarkable thriller.... In his solitude and resolve, Ryan's Korolev evokes Martin Cruz Smith's fierce Arkady Renko, while the period detail and gore call to mind Tom Rob Smith." --Library Journal on The Holy Thief

"William Ryan brilliantly captures the eerie paranoia of Stalinist Moscow, which serves as an endlessly fascinating background for his compelling tale. This is a non-stop page-turner and a remarkable debut." --David Liss, author of The Devil's Company on The Holy Thief

Reseña del editor

A follow-up to The Holy Thief finds Captain Korolev of 1937 Moscow's Criminal Investigation Division quietly looking into the suspicious suicide of a young loyal party member who was intimately involved with a party director, a case that is unexpectedly linked to a treasonous plot.

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• Verlag: Griffin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1250013410
• ISBN 13: 9781250013415
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336