A Gentle Axe: St Petersburg Mystery (Main) (A\porfiry Petrovich Novel Ser. #1)
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- Synopsis
- 'Lush, and exceptionally compelling, but take your time . . . The Gentle Axe has a vast depth of Russian soul; mysterious, compassionate, and utterly irresistible.' Alan Furst, author of The Polish OfficerSt Petersburg. The winter of 1866. Two frozen bodies are found in Petrovsky Park - a dwarf neatly packed in a suitcase, and a burly peasant hanging from a tree. Police Detective Porfiry Petrovich begins his investigation in the city's squalid brothels and drinking dens but is soon led into an altogether more genteel stratum of society - and to a shocking discovery which reveals the city's darkest secrets. 'Vivid and convincing . . . Morris keeps the reader guessing until the end.' Virginia Rounding, Independent'Tense, atmospheric and bristles with . . . intelligence.' Tom Boncza-Tomaszewski, Independent on Sunday
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780571252305
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780571238576
- Publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- Date of Addition:
- 04/25/20
- Copyrighted By:
- R. N. Morris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Grade Levels:
- Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 18 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.