Capitalism comes, communism goes . . . but crime springs eternal. For Inspector Rostnikov and his metropolitan police force, democracy seems only to have increased the call for their services. A bloody Mafia execution, a gang of murderous children, a vanished treasure trove of Czarist artifacts, and a kidnapping are amongst the cases that bedevil Rostnikov and company as they struggle to uphold the law.
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Capitalism comes, communism goes . . . but crime springs eternal. For Inspector Rostnikov and his metropolitan police force, democracy seems only to have increased the call for their services. A bloody Mafia execution, a gang of murderous children, a vanished treasure trove of Czarist artifacts, and a kidnapping are amongst the cases that bedevil Rostnikov and company as they struggle to uphold the law.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($21.00 price intact). Published by Fawcett Columbine, 1996. Octavo. Red cloth over black boards stamped in gold. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 257 pages. ISBN: 9780449909492. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Signed by Kaminsky at title page. Crime in post-communist Russia has only gotten worse: rubles are scarce, blood, plentiful. In the eyes of Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov and his metropolitan police team, new-found democracy has unleashed the desperation that pushes people over the edge, and has emboldened those already on the path to hell. A trio of nasty cases confirms their worst fears. Deputy Inspector Sasha Tkach must find the murderous thieves who have terrorized an impoverished neighborhood. His blood-stained quarry turns out to be a gang of brothers, aged seven, nine, and eleven years old. Policewoman Elena Timofeyeva joins the tax police in a raid on a house filled with Czarist treasures, worth billions of rubles. The next day every last relic and work of art has disappeared without a trace. And relentless Inspector Emil Karpo will not rest until he finds the Mafia beasts who killed the only woman he has ever loved in a bloody drive-by shooting--Karpo intends to punish them his way. Playing by the shadowy rules of their superiors, and playing against time and the odds, Rostnikov and company have their hands full upholding the law--and holding onto something they can believe in--in a country wracked by political change and its powerful consequences.
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Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
Set in russia, Det. Rostnikov is a melancholy man who has seen much of the dark side of life. But i feel as though I know him, and miss him and his team when I cannot read these great books by Stuart Kaminsky. A real treat!
BOBEDMISTON9
Aug 13, 2009
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
I ENJOYED KAMINSKY'S ROSTNIKOV
NOVEL VERY MUCH. I HAVE ALL OF HIS BOOKS BASED ON THE SAME CHARACTER. I AM A REAL FAN.
