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The Twelfth Department (2013)

by William Ryan(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312586523 (ISBN13: 9780312586522)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev

review 1: I love finding new novelists, although the two page listing of Russian names and their identity at the novel's beginning almost discouraged me. Glad I kept reading and it turned out the list wasn't really needed as the author is such a competent story teller. A glimpse inside Stalinist Russia in the 30's when paranoia was justified in light of the mass persecution for non-Party thinking. The lead character is caught up in this terrifying et as he tries to solve two murders of scientists researching frightening "mind altering" technologists.
review 2: William Ryan has done it yet again. It is another crime novel set in the Stalin era with Captain Alexei Korolev. As good as his first two books. You can feel the atmosphere of the era very well. Some sentences ... moreresonated too close to home: "And yet still he carried on trying to bring an antiquated version of justice to a society that thought telling a joke about the leadership a more serious crime than murder. " If you want a good thriller - look no further. I throughly enjoyed this book and recommend it. less

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