A Vengeful Longing
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- Synopsis
- 'Satisfies on more than one level - as a story of investigation and also as a historical novel crammed with sharply individual characters. ' Andrew Taylor, author of The American BoyIn the heat of the St Petersburg summer of 1868, a doctor's wife and son are found dead, victims of a suspected poisoning. The doctor is arrested, but when further bodies are discovered it sets investigator Porfiry Petrovich on a thrilling and dangerous chase through the dark heart of the city, encountering aristocrats, soldiers, beggars and prostitutes as he hunts down a ruthless and elusive killer. 'Teems with tsarist spies, would-be revolutionaries and a stifling bureaucracy that frustrates ordinary Russians at every turn. ' Sunday Times'Morris's St Petersburg comes alive in intense imagery. ' Financial Times
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781440629556
- Publisher:
- PENGUIN group
- Date of Addition:
- 04/28/14
- 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
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.