"Solid Russian police procedural"
In 1999 Irkutsk, Siberia, Siberian Delegate Arkady Volsky
persuades his friend, former geologist Gregori Nowek to
accompany him to Moscow. Arkady plans to demand that the
Chairman of the State Diamond Committee Petrov pays the
Mirny miners for their work. In Moscow, Gregori is late for
the meeting in which Petrov tells Gregori he has not sold
any diamonds recently due to a feud with the western
cartel. Arkady threatens to ruin Petrov through his
connection to Yeltsin. Gregori arrives in time to see Arkady assassinated. He
is arrested for his friend's murder. FSB major Izrail Levin
has evidence proving Gregori's innocence, but instead cuts
a deal. In order to remain free, Gregori must cooperate on
the homicide investigation that soon takes them to an icy
conspiracy involving diamonds and potentially cold deaths. In spite of the climate, Robin White's latest Russian
thriller, THE ICE CURTAIN, is a heated tale that never
slows down. The story succeeds because the key characters
feel genuine and make the conspiracy appear so matter of
fact real. Anyone who enjoys a conspiracy tale or a solid
police procedural will gain immense pleasure from this
novel and want to read Mr. White's previous Russian story,
SIBERIAN LIGHT. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted December 31, 2001
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