Detective Kazakov Mysteries Series

A LONE-WOLF DETECTIVE MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND VENGENCE WHEN MURDER GETS PERSONAL IN THIS GRITTY NOVEL FILLED WITH MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE.   Alternate-history Russia, modern day: The Ottoman Empire stretches from the Mediterranean to the Pacific and keeps an uneasy peace with its nuclear rival, the Chinese Empire of the Sun. Acting as a buffer between the two corrupt empires lays the small country of Fergana, established by refugees from the destruction of Russia. There, in the shadow of empires, they have created their own uneasy peace with the tribal people who always inhabited these lands.   The body of a dead girl in a pink sweater draws disillusioned Detektiv Alexander Kazakov into an investigation that even the dead girl's mother wants him to abandon. When the case links to the upcoming presidential election, and death stalks people close to Kazakov, it only strengthens his resolve to crush the evil behind the crime.   Forbidden to continue his enquiries, but driven by the need for truth, Kazakov conducts an unauthorized investigation working with a tribal doctor and an American spy. The case ignites racial tensions and threatens the country's political stability. In a landscape of snow and brothels, Kazakov must catch a killer no one suspects before unknown forces unleashes cataclysmic war.   If you like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, and James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux, you'll love the gritty world of Alexander Kazakov.   Don't miss out on this first novel in the Detective Kazakov mystery series. Click buy above.

WHEN FOREIGN INFLUENCE THREATENS HIS COUNTRY, LONE WOLF DETECTIVE ALEXANDER KAZAKOV CONDUCTS A RELENTLESS INVESTIGATION IN THIS GRITTY NOVEL OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE.   Alternate history, modern-day Russia: The tiny country of Fergana, last stronghold of the Russian people, sits like a stopper in the bottle that could unleash apocalyptic nuclear war between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Empire of the Sun. But now, someone tampering with Fergana's upcoming elections threatens that uneasy peace.   Detektiv Alexander Kazakov withdrew from the world to recover from his last case. He rejects requests to investigate a businessman's murder until the brutal assault on the young detective assigned the case—a young man who once saved his life.   With a hotly contested election looming, larger forces work against him as his investigation blooms into three linked cases. As friends turn against him and foreign spies interfere, Kazakov must find the killer before chaos wreaks havoc on his country.   If you like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, and James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux, you'll love the gritty world of Alexander Kazakov.   Don't miss out on the second novel in the Detective Kazakov mystery series. Click buy above.

TO SOLVE THE BRUTAL DEATH OF A TRIBAL WOMAN, DETEKTIV ALEXANDER KAZAKOV BRAVESTHE UNFORGIVING CENTRAL ASIAN MOUNTAINS IN THIS EXCITING NOVEL OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE.   Alternate history, modern-day Russia: Fergana is the last stronghold of the Russian people and tiny buffer state between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Empire of the Sun, but now forces threaten to undermine the uneasy peace.  An outside influencer stirs unrest between Ferganese Russians and people of tribal descent.   The murder of a revered Kyrgyz healer in the village of Biysk takes Detective Alexander Kazakov away from the looming presidential election to a Russian ski resort deep in the mountains. It's a chance to reacquaint himself with a part of the country he once loved. But Instead of a welcome, he finds a tribal community overrun with Russian tourists and a groundswell of festering resentment among the mountain people. His investigation becomes entangled in Kyrgyz protests, and the chilling mass disappearances of tribal people. As the death toll mounts, Kazakov and his associates struggle against prejudice and mounting conspiracies.   No one wants to deal with a Russian detective from New Moscow, regardless of his tribal connections, and that includes the local police. When political forces arrive to exploit the situation, they wreak havoc on the town. A mounting body count sends Kazakov deep into the hostile mountains, but nothing prepares him for the secrets and betrayals that threaten the very existence of Fergana.   If you like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, and James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux, you'll love the gritty world of Alexander Kazakov.   Don't miss out on the stunning third novel in the Detective Kazakov mystery series. Click buy above.

TO SOLVE THE MURDER OF A YOUNG FORTUNE-TELLER, A LONE-WOLF DETECTIVE MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND HONOR IN THIS GRITTY NOVEL FILLED WITH MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE.   Alternate history, modern-day Russia:  Fergana—long a buffer holding at bay nuclear war between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Empire of the Sun. Now the nation teeters on the brink of a disastrous rebellion.   Despite the disturbing events of his last case, Detektiv Alexander Kazakov pursues his secret investigation into the threat posed by the shadowy figures behind the looming presidential election.   Reassigned to investigate the murder of a young woman found in the home of a New Moscow fortune teller, against his better judgment Kazakovenlists the help of two young detectives. His search for the murderer leads himand his team to a list of Fergana's Who's Who. And when the murder and the election intertwine, the case takes on a life of its own, threatening not only Kazakov, but those who work with him.   Blindsided by betrayal and unsure who to trust, Kazakov and his team must make unlikely allies to identify the killer and prevent more deaths.   But Kazakov faces an even greater threat to his sense of justice and his own peculiar brand of honor—amid the tangled web of conspiracies, just how far will he go to save his country?    If you like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, and James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux, you'll love the gritty world of Alexander Kazakov.   Don't miss out on the explosive fourth novel in the Detective Kazakov mystery series. Click buy above.