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From Kirkus Reviews
Kaminsky moves closer to becoming the Ed McBain of Mother Russia with this tale of two felonies, as Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov--in his seventh outing (Rostnikov's Vacation, 1991, etc.)--investigates the murder of elderly, politically outspoken Father Vasili Merhum in the village of Arkush, while his deputy Sasha Tkach--newly and uncomfortably partnered with Elena Timofeyeva--competes with a stone killer to comb the hot-spots of Moscow searching for Amira Durahaman, daughter of the Syrian oil minister. The only link between the two cases--the fact that Colonel Lunacharski of the KGB, hot for a public- relations coup that will consolidate his conservative political position, is plotting to steal Rostnikov's credit for solving both of them--leads to a magically effective epilogue. The usual strengths of the series--ingenious plotting, solid police procedure, and Rostnikov's shrewdly perceptive presence--are joined here by casually effective glimpses of the old Soviet Union in chancy transition. It all adds up to Rostnikov's best outing since A Cold Red Sunrise (1988). -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Never miss a Kaminsky book, and be especially sure not to miss Death of a Russian Priest."

-- Tony Hillerman



"Stuart Kaminsky evokes Russian life like a born Muscovite...Don't miss this one. It's even better than his Edgar-winning A Cold Red Sunrise."

-- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"...The Ed McBain of Mother Russia."

-- Kirkus Reviews (starred)

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