The Holy Thief

by William Ryan

Book Overview

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 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 organization in Russia--becomes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312586450
• ISBN13: 9780312586454
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.9"