Stroganov (A Darby Stansfield Thriller) [Kindle Edition]

Ty Hutchinson (Author)

Book Description

STROGANOV is the second book in the wildly popular, Darby Stansfield series. Readers have described the series as Tarantino meets The Office with a splash of romance. If you haven't read Chop Suey, give it a try. It's been an Amazon Kindle Best Seller topping two top 100 lists.


Discover how one act of kindness can bring on a world of pain.

In STROGANOV, a smarter, more confident Darby Stansfield continues his life as the telecommunication consultant to the criminal underworld. This time he's in bed with the Russians and everything is peachy, so far.

With his career back on track, Darby focuses on improving his personal life. However, his unconventional methods for finding love land him in the middle of a war between the Ukrainian government and a dangerous sex trafficking ring. That's his life. Wrong place. Wrong time. All of the time.

Anxious to get out of the situation, he reluctantly offers his help to the authorities in hopes of a clean break. What he gets instead is the attention of Russia's most feared criminal.

STROGANOV takes you on wild journey through Minsk, Moscow and Odessa.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The murderer is vicious, cunning and ruthless. Yet in the way of the Pink Panther, Darby stumbles himself out of danger time and again." -- BlogCritics

"It was fast paced with short, punchy chapters that dragged me under and held me there breathless until the conclusion of the book." -- Wistfulskimmies Book Reviews

"Adventure, thriller or crime story, it's all here." -- Literary R&R

Product Details

• File Size: 511 KB
• Print Length: 345 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1468191853
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Gangkruptcy Press; 2 edition (September 4, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006K4TVFU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,194 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Sophmorish February 11, 2012

By olderman

Format:Kindle Edition

This book is more of a male fantasy and a shallow attempt at humor than anything else. Characters are cardboard cutouts and females are just objects. Darby, the main character, does not seem to have passed adolescence. While Stroganov was certainly meant to be easy entertainment, for me it just did not rise to even that level.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Another "just okay" May 24, 2012

By EllaMinnowPea

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

The story is interesting. The characters are not. The women exist, mainly, as sex objects. Some of the dialogue and thoughts are trite, crass, and cliche. The more graphic sexual content should have been left out altogether. The level of unnecessary details made for a long, tedious read. The book includes grammatical errors, left-out words, typos and a few sentences that do not make sense. The author presents an engaging plot but he seems to lack the skill and/or experience to develop it successfully.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner! January 27, 2012

By wistfulskimmie - Wistfulskimmies Book Reviews Blog

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is book two of the Darby Stansfield thrillers and while there is some mention to book one, it is by no means necessary to read it. This works as a standalone book quite well. Having said that, you would be missing a treat but that's in another review! This time around Darby is rescuing kidnapped Russian ministers daughters, fleeing from hired assassins, working with the Russian Mafia and still trying to kickstart his lovelife.

This was fantastic and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Chop Suey wasn't a fluke. It was fast paced with short, punchy chapters that dragged me under and held me there breathless until the conclusion of the book. Along for the ride again were Tav - Darby's long suffering best friend and Harold - Darby's uber-nemesis bent on getting him fired from work. This time Darby is selling to the Russian Mafia and that lands him in a whole new bunch of trouble! As usual he is searching for the perfect girl but again it all goes wrong. All this to a backdrop of simultaneous action and humour.

This is a must read if you have read Chop Suey and a highly recommended if you haven't. A fast paced funny thriller - can't wait for book three!

More About the Author

My name is Ty Hutchinson.

Most days I'm a writer in the ad business. My work has appeared in all the major advertising award shows and reported on in publications like Advertising Age, Creativity, Communication Arts and Archive.

While advertising is a blast, I wanted to tell stories that were bigger. I've since created the Darby Stansfield thrillers and a few other pager turners. I've recently released Corktown, the first book in my new series featuring FBI Agent, Abby Kane. You can visit my blog at tyhutchinson.com for the latest on my books and what's going on in my head. Be sure to take the Darby Poll while you're there.

When I'm not building brands or writing thrillers, you'll find me traveling the world, playing video games, eating, reading, and exploring SF's Chinatown.

I love hearing from my readers. Feel free to email at thutchinson @ me dot com

Be sure to take the Darby Poll on my website.

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#34 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals

#19 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

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