A Vengeful Longing
Author | : R. N. Morris |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2008-06-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781440629556 |
ISBN-13 | : 1440629552 |
Rating | : 4/5 (552 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Vengeful Longing written by R. N. Morris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of The Gentle Axe returns with another atmospheric thriller starring investigator Porfiry Petrovich Hailed with glowing reviews , R. N. Morris's The Gentle Axe borrowed Porfiry Petrovich of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment to create a wholly new, hauntingly authentic novel of suspense. A Vengeful Longing, Petrovich's 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. Petersburg's squalid heart. Aided by Morris's 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.