Author: Jack Grimwood
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN: 1250124778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Red Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin, frozen solid—like marble to the touch—missing the little finger from his right hand. A week later, Alex Marston, the headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter of the British Ambassador, disappears. Army Intelligence Officer Tom Fox, posted to Moscow to keep him from telling the truth to a government committee, is asked to help find her. It’s a shot at redemption. But Russia is reluctant to give up the worst of her secrets. As Fox’s investigation sees him dragged deeper towards the dark heart of a Soviet establishment determined to protect its own, his fears for Alex’s safety grow with those of the girl’s father. And if Fox can’t find her soon, she looks likely to become the next victim of a sadistic killer whose story is bound tight to that of his country’s terrible past... Moskva is a brilliantly written, chilling and sophisticated the first serial killer thriller by two-time BSFA winner Jon Courtenay Grimwood.
Moskva
Author: Jack Grimwood
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250124786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Red Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin, frozen solid—like marble to the touch—missing the little finger from his right hand. A week later, Alex Marston, the headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter of the British Ambassador, disappears. Army Intelligence Officer Tom Fox, posted to Moscow to keep him from telling the truth to a government committee, is asked to help find her. It’s a shot at redemption. But Russia is reluctant to give up the worst of her secrets. As Fox’s investigation sees him dragged deeper towards the dark heart of a Soviet establishment determined to protect its own, his fears for Alex’s safety grow with those of the girl’s father. And if Fox can’t find her soon, she looks likely to become the next victim of a sadistic killer whose story is bound tight to that of his country’s terrible past... Moskva is a brilliantly written, chilling and sophisticated the first serial killer thriller by two-time BSFA winner Jon Courtenay Grimwood.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250124786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Red Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin, frozen solid—like marble to the touch—missing the little finger from his right hand. A week later, Alex Marston, the headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter of the British Ambassador, disappears. Army Intelligence Officer Tom Fox, posted to Moscow to keep him from telling the truth to a government committee, is asked to help find her. It’s a shot at redemption. But Russia is reluctant to give up the worst of her secrets. As Fox’s investigation sees him dragged deeper towards the dark heart of a Soviet establishment determined to protect its own, his fears for Alex’s safety grow with those of the girl’s father. And if Fox can’t find her soon, she looks likely to become the next victim of a sadistic killer whose story is bound tight to that of his country’s terrible past... Moskva is a brilliantly written, chilling and sophisticated the first serial killer thriller by two-time BSFA winner Jon Courtenay Grimwood.
Chess Results, 1968-1970
Author: Gino Di Felice
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786475749
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
This is a continuation of a series of comprehensive chronological reference works listing the results of men's chess competitions all over the world--individual and team matches. The present volume covers 1968 through 1970. Entries record location and, when available, the group that sponsored the event. First and last names of players are included whenever possible and are standardized for easy reference. Compiled from contemporary sources such as newspapers, periodicals, tournament records and match books, this work contains 854 tournament crosstables and 161 match scores. It is indexed by events and by players.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786475749
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
This is a continuation of a series of comprehensive chronological reference works listing the results of men's chess competitions all over the world--individual and team matches. The present volume covers 1968 through 1970. Entries record location and, when available, the group that sponsored the event. First and last names of players are included whenever possible and are standardized for easy reference. Compiled from contemporary sources such as newspapers, periodicals, tournament records and match books, this work contains 854 tournament crosstables and 161 match scores. It is indexed by events and by players.
The Image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in Medieval Russia
Author: Isoaho
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047409493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The present study examines the evolution of the image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in close connection with the dynamics of political and cultural history by demonstrating what influence the Life of Aleksandr Nevskiy had on popular historical consciousness in medieval Russia.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047409493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The present study examines the evolution of the image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in close connection with the dynamics of political and cultural history by demonstrating what influence the Life of Aleksandr Nevskiy had on popular historical consciousness in medieval Russia.
Moscow under Stalinist Rule, 1931-34
Author: Nobuo Shimotomai
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349216070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The difficult years of Moscow in 1931-34 witnessed enormous social change in the city and the region. Industrialisation drive and collectivisation of agriculture resulted in unpredicted social upheavals on which new local leaders like Kaganovich, Khrushchev and Malenkov had to cope with. The book describes how such tasks as city planning, provisioning, supply, city transport, including the Metro, were dealt with. The book also considers the impact of this experience on the national level politics, and on the destalinisation campaign after 1953.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349216070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The difficult years of Moscow in 1931-34 witnessed enormous social change in the city and the region. Industrialisation drive and collectivisation of agriculture resulted in unpredicted social upheavals on which new local leaders like Kaganovich, Khrushchev and Malenkov had to cope with. The book describes how such tasks as city planning, provisioning, supply, city transport, including the Metro, were dealt with. The book also considers the impact of this experience on the national level politics, and on the destalinisation campaign after 1953.