Blood and Rubles

By Stuart M. Kaminsky

In post -- Cold War Moscow, business is booming and crime pays.

Capitalism has come to Russia, and money is raining from the sky. As the trickle of cash turns to a torrent, bureaucrats become oligarchs, and the brutal Russian mafia consolidates its power. In the center of this madness is police inspector Porfiry Rostnikov, a thoughtful detective who is struggling to adjust to life in these turbulent times.

A prominent businessman is kidnapped in broad daylight, minutes after finishing the paperwork to start his latest business venture. Three children, as innocent-looking as they are savage, terrorize a slum. And tax collectors discover a cache of historic Russian treasures dating to before the Revolution, but the trove vanishes overnight. As his country races into the future, the limping policeman will have to run to keep up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Release date: Jun 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781784085957

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.

Reviews for Blood and Rubles

[fuzzi_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This addition to the Rostnikov series of mysteries is a little darker than previous books, and leaves one more contemplative at the end. But as usual, the characters are well-drawn, changing as they age and experience the worst of society, as they attempt to apprehend the dregs and bottom-feeders of post-Soviet Union Russia. A good component in the Rostnikov stories, which should be read in order.

[clara53_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sad reality depicted with insight and compassion... The fact that Stuart Kaminsky is no more has still not registered with me to a full extent. One by one I go through his Inspector Rostnikov series, enjoying every one of them...