Murder at the Dacha

by Alexei Bayer

Overview

Senior Lieutenant Pavel Matyushkin has a problem. Several, actually. Not the least of them is the fact that a powerful Soviet boss has been murdered, and Matyushkin's surly commander has given him an ultimatum to close the case quickly. Then there is the KGB colonel who seems a bit too interested in the course of Matyushkin's investigation... and Pavel's womanizing office mate, who gets involved with a subject of the case... and a series of petty burglaries that defy resolution... and of course Pavel's complicated love interest, who is as prickly as she is perceptive... Alexei Bayer's debut novel, set in 1960s Moscow, peels back the layers of late Soviet life to offer a vivid, gripping tale of deception, greed, murder, and a simple detective just trying to do his job.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148937272
Publisher:	Russian Life Books
Publication date:	11/25/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	565 KB

About the Author

Alexei Bayer is a New York-based author, translator and, by economic necessity, an economist. He writes in English and in Russian, his native tongue, and translates into both languages. His short stories have been published in New England Review, Kenyon Review, and Chtenia. Murder at the Dacha is also being published in Russian, in Russia, in 2013.

Editorial Reviews

"Bayer tells a taut, gritty tale that gives a fresh and revealing insight into the Soviet Union of the Khrushchev years. Not only that, but in Pavel Matyushkin, his tough and self-confident hero, he has developed a great detective that leaves readers wanting more. Now."

Author of "The Twelfth Department" - William Ryan

"A terrific read, capturing the atmospherics of Moscow half a century ago."

Award-winning journalist and Vice President and Director of Public Policy at the EastWest Institute - Andrew Nagorski