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Siberian Red (2012)

by Sam Eastland(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0571260675 (ISBN13: 9780571260676)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Faber & Faber

series

Inspector Pekkala

review 1: Another fine subject for a sweeping movie set partly in Siberia. Mr. Eastland keeps rolling these stories out with little snippets of flashbacks for clarity. We're finding some repetitive phrases, but that does not take away from the tale.Stalin kind of comes off as a comic opera character as does his secretary, a dangerous thought. How long can The Eye and the secretary live before facing the firing squad?
review 2: Sam Eastland's Inspector Pekkala novels comprise one of my favorite historical mystery series. The scenes of Tsarist and Stalinist Russia are vivid and draw me straight into the story. In the case of Archive 17, I was also drawn into the life of a Siberian Gulag, and I'm still thawing out and feeling hungry and filthy.It's fascinating to watch Pekk... moreala remember pieces of his past as Nicholas II's chief investigator as he tries to infiltrate the group of convicts who are still loyal to the Tsar, and those in charge at the Borodok have their own motivations that he must deal with as well. Perhaps my favorite scene in the entire book involves Pekkala's partner, Major Kirov, and the fate of an archivist and all his documents in Moscow; the possibilities linger on in my mind.Pekkala is a bit like the Clint Eastwood we've become familiar with throughout his film career: a big, soft-spoken man who doesn't say much but observes all. A man who's learned that the only person upon whom he can rely is himself. A highly principled man who sometimes finds those principles at war with the simple need to survive. This is the third time Pekkala has tried to stay alive while keeping true to himself. Having bosses like Nicholas II and Josef Stalin, it's far from an easy task, and with historic detail, a tightly woven plot, and some heart-stopping action, Sam Eastland makes fascinating reading of Pekkala's struggles. less

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