The Holy Thief by William Ryan
This title introduces Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, and an outstanding new voice in historical crime fiction...It's Moscow, 1936 and Stalin's Great Terror is beginning. In a deconsecrated Church, a young woman is found dead, her mutilated body displayed on the altar for all to see. Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, finally beginning to enjoy the benefits of his success with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Moscow Militia, is asked to investigate. But when he discovers that the victim is an American citizen, the NKVD - the most feared organisation in Russia - becomes involved. Soon, Korolev's every move is under close scrutiny and one false move will mean exile to The Zone, where the enemies of the Soviet State, both real and imagined, meet their fate in the frozen camps of the far north. Committed to uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder, Korolev enters the realm of the Thieves, who run Moscow's underworld. And as more bodies are discovered and the pressure from above builds, Korolev begins to question who he can trust; and who, in this Russia where fear, uncertainty and hunger prevails, are the real criminals. Soon, Korolev will find not only his moral and political ideals threatened, but also his life...
William Ryan was called to the English bar after university in Dublin, then worked as a lawyer in the City. His novels in the Korolev series, The Holy Thief, The Bloody Meadow and The Twelfth Department set in 1930s Stalinist Russia, have been shortlisted for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year Award, the CWA New Blood Dagger, the Irish Fiction Award and twice for the Ireland AM Irish Crime Novel of the Year Award. He has also written a standalone novel The Constant Solder. William is married and lives in West London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230746572 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230746578 |
| Title | The Holy Thief |
| Author | William Ryan |
| Series | The Korolev Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2010-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award 2011 (UK), Short-listed for CWA New Blood Dagger 2010 (UK), Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2011 (UK) |
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