The acclaimed author of The Gentle Axe returns with another atmospheric thriller starring investigator Porfiry Petrovich Hailed with glowing reviews , R. N. Morriss The Gentle Axe borrowed Porfiry Petrovich of Dostoyevskys Crime and Punishment to create a wholly new, hauntingly authentic novel of suspense. A Vengeful Longing, Petrovichs next outing, is even more engrossing. As the laconic investigator follows a trail that begins innocently with a box of chocolates, he is drawn deep into St. Petersburgs squalid heart. Aided by Morriss effortless prose, readers are immersed in the stifling world of nineteenth-century tsarist Russia and treated to an unforgettable rendering of a brutal time and place that will ensnare every fan of sophisticated historical fiction.
Authors
N. Morris
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2009-05-26
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780143115496
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