The Holy Thief – Synopsis
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 of 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.
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 . . .
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I enjoyed the entire book
Glad to hear it, John. And thanks very much for letting me know
All the best
Bill
greetings from israel. i hope the next book will be translated to hebraw soon..
especially loved the parts talk about football in that time.
Glad you liked it. I know The Bloody Meadow is going to be translated into Hebrew but I don’t know when yet. As soon as I find out I’ll let you know.
I came across some more photos of Soviet football in the 30s recently so I’ll try to remember to put them up in Korolev’s World in the next few weeks
Thanks for getting in touch
William
thank you.
I checked with my agent and it looks as though The Bloody Meadow probably won’t be published in Israel until sometime next year. I’ll let you know more details when I hear them.