The Red Coffin by Sam Eastland
It is 1939. The world stands on the brink of Armageddon. In the Soviet Union, years of revolution, fear and persecution have left the country unprepared to face the onslaught of Nazi Germany. For the coming battles, Stalin has placed his hopes on a 30-ton steel monster, known to its inventors as the T-34 tank and the 'Red Coffin' to those men who will soon be using it. But the design is not yet complete. And when Colonel Nagorski, the weapon's secretive and eccentric architect, is found murdered, Stalin sends for Pekkala, his most trusted investigator. Stalin is convinced that a sinister group calling itself the White Guild, made up of former soldiers of the Tsar, intend to bring about a German invasion before the Red Coffin is ready. While Soviet engineers struggle to complete the design of the tank, Pekkala must track down the White Guild and expose their plans to propel Germany and Russia into conflict.
Sam Eastland lives in the US and the UK. He is the grandson of a London police detective. His first novel in the Inspector Pekkala series was Eye of the Red Tsar.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571245307 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571245307 |
| Title | The Red Coffin |
| Author | Sam Eastland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2011-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2011 |
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