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9780449907245: Death of a Russian Priest
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ISBN 10 : 0449907244 ISBN 13 : 9780449907245
Editeur : Ballantine Books, 1992

Synopsis

Not since the bestselling Gorky Park has an author brought such suspense, sophistication, and sheer storytelling power to exploring the complex world of crime and punishment within the Soviet Union. With Death of a Russian Priest, relentless police inspector Rostnikov returns to tackle his seventh thrilling case--the murder of a priest and the disappearance of a Syrian Oil Minister's daughter.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Just days after the end of the Ussr, a mysterious priest becomes a martyr

In service of his beloved Orthodox Church, Father Merhum has spent decades battling Soviet apparatchiks and the Kgb. Now the Soviet Union is gone, but the bureaucracy survives, and the aged priest makes plans to denounce Communist supporters, including some within the Church. He is on his way to Moscow when an assassin stops him with an ax. And as he dies, Merhum begs for forgiveness -- a curious plea from a saint-to-be.

The case falls to police inspectors Porfiry Rostnikov and Emil Karpo -- a ruthless detective whose eerie appearance has earned him the nickname 'the vampire.' But as they dig into the past of this celebrated village priest, they uncover strange church secrets and a conspiracy that would ensure that though Soviet Russia is finished, corruption will never die.

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Éditeur
Ballantine Books
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0449907244
ISBN 13 
9780449907245
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
223
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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