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Vadim (Charnwood Library) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Donald James (Author)
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September 1, 2002 Charnwood Library
2020: Russia has staggered from the ravages of civil war into a new era of mob corruption and despair. A tuberculosis epidemic has wiped out thousands and a mass emigration threatens the stability of the western world. In New York there is lawlessness and rioting. The only hope seems to be the forthcoming Presidential Election.

Chief Inspector Constantin Vadim is seconded to a pro-Russian candidate whose wife has been threatened. As Rushton's campaign gathers pace, so too do the threats. Conspiracy within and without threaten to derail the one remaining hope for Russia as the campaign headquarters are stunned by a sequence of killings. Someone has been paid to silence some of Rushton's closest supporters, but why? And why does the killer use the execution techniques of the previous century to eliminate his victims?
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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"An original. I read Monstrum at warp speed, and with real pleasure." - Richard North Patterson --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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2020: Russia has staggered from the ravages of civil war into a new era of mob corruption and despair. A tuberculosis epidemic has wiped out thousands and a mass emigration threatens the stability of the western world. In New York there is lawlessness and rioting. The only hope seems to be the forthcoming Presidential Election.

Chief Inspector Constantin Vadim is seconded to a pro-Russian candidate whose wife has been threatened. As Rushton's campaign gathers pace, so too do the threats. Conspiracy within and without threaten to derail the one remaining hope for Russia as the campaign headquarters are stunned by a sequence of killings. Someone has been paid to silence some of Rushton's closest supporters, but why? And why does the killer use the execution techniques of the previous century to eliminate his victims? --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd; Large Print edition edition (September 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0708993591
  • ISBN-13: 978-0708993590
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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3.0 out of 5 stars a competent, intelligent thriller/murder mystery, May 7, 2007
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This review is from: Vadim (Paperback)
A mixture of a thriller and murder mystery, taking place in America and Russia in the year 2020. The narrator is a Russian ex-cop. Circumstances make him an employee of a third-party candidate in that year's presidential campaign. The author is obviously an expert on Russia, and the novel presents a sympathetic, nuanced, though bleak picture of Russia. That said, I'm not really sure how deep into the Russian soul he has been able to dig for the narrator's characterisation.

In any case, an enjoyable, entertaining read, if not a deathless classic.
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