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A Fine Red Rain
A Fine Red Rain
A Fine Red Rain
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A Fine Red Rain

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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
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 16, 2012
ISBN9781453273517
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Stuart M. Kaminsky

Stuart M. Kaminsky was the author of more than 60 novels and an Edgar Award winner who was given the coveted Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America. His series include the Lew Fonesca, Inspector Rostnikov, Toby Peters, and Abe Lieberman mysteries, which includes such titles as Terror Town, The Last Dark Place, and Not Quite Kosher. He passed away in the fall of 2009.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    In this fourth book of the Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov mystery series we find our protagonist investigating two mysterious deaths at the New Circus, Karpo reviewing cold case files about murdered prostitutes, and Tkach working undercover to find those responsible for smuggling video tapes from the West. I enjoy how the author combines, yet keeps separate, the individual story lines, and makes the characters three dimensional. Another recommended read by Kaminsky.
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    It will be a sad day for me when I finish all the books of Inspector Rostnikov series, and I am half way through... Marvelous writing, great appeal. With all the knowledge the author seems to have about Russia and the Soviet days, I find it amusing that he chooses to invent half of the names for his characters, making them sound weird (I should know - I am from that part of the world). But that doesn't limit the enjoyment of reading this series.

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