Death of a Dissident Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries Book 1 edition by Stuart M Kaminsky Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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In this mystery introducing a hard-boiled Soviet police inspector, “Kaminsky gets Russia right” (Ed McBain).
Aleksander Granovsky has dedicated his life to exposing the brutality of the Russian penal system. In two days he will be tried for the crime of smuggling essays to the West. It is a show trial, and there is no doubt he will be convicted and executed, yet before he dies, he intends to tell the truth one more time. But this is Moscow, where death is never heroic. While writing his final speech in his government flat, Granovsky is surprised by an assassin, who pierces his heart with the point of a rusty scythe.
The case is given to Porfiry Rostnikov, a veteran Moscow police inspector with a knack for navigating the labyrinths of Soviet bureaucracy. A bruising bear of a man, whose love of weightlifting and American pizza has left him as squat and powerful as a .38 bullet, Rostnikov may be the toughest cop in Moscow. This winter, his challenge is not just to find the killer, but to survive the investigation, as every question he asks takes him closer to exposing the dark heart of the KGB.
A Cold War–era hero, Porfiry Rostnikov is “quite simply the best cop to come out of the Soviet Union since Martin Cruz Smith’s Arkady Renko in Gorky Park.” (San Francisco Examiner)
Aleksander Granovsky has dedicated his life to exposing the brutality of the Russian penal system. In two days he will be tried for the crime of smuggling essays to the West. It is a show trial, and there is no doubt he will be convicted and executed, yet before he dies, he intends to tell the truth one more time. But this is Moscow, where death is never heroic. While writing his final speech in his government flat, Granovsky is surprised by an assassin, who pierces his heart with the point of a rusty scythe.
The case is given to Porfiry Rostnikov, a veteran Moscow police inspector with a knack for navigating the labyrinths of Soviet bureaucracy. A bruising bear of a man, whose love of weightlifting and American pizza has left him as squat and powerful as a .38 bullet, Rostnikov may be the toughest cop in Moscow. This winter, his challenge is not just to find the killer, but to survive the investigation, as every question he asks takes him closer to exposing the dark heart of the KGB.
A Cold War–era hero, Porfiry Rostnikov is “quite simply the best cop to come out of the Soviet Union since Martin Cruz Smith’s Arkady Renko in Gorky Park.” (San Francisco Examiner)
Death of a Dissident Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries Book 1 edition by Stuart M Kaminsky Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
The inspector Rostnikov books are some of my favorites. This is the first entry in the series and I recently retread it. This is genre fiction and some of the criticism comparing this to Gorky Park can be a little unfair. Gorky Park is one of my all time favorite books and it does stand head and shoulders above this entry in the Rostnikov series, but as John Updike said, don't fault a writer for what he didn't try to do. Kaminsky turned out great mysteries and likable characters for years and deserves praise for that. This book isn't the strongest in the series but it does introduce the main characters well, though they are fleshed out more as the series evolves. In this book a psycho is on the loose and Rostnikov is caught between political expediency in soviet era Russia and catching the real killer. A really fun read with a Nero Wolfe type character (minus Archie Goodwin). These are well worth the read even if they are a bit dated.Product details
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Death of a Dissident Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries Book 1 edition by Stuart M Kaminsky Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
I think I have read everything Stuart Kaminsky has written and they are all 5 stars. He passed away a few years ago and I truly miss him. He was an amazing writer and I recommend any book he wrote. They are all wonderful.
Super detective ,cast of characters ,crime that could happen in Russia . Can not wait to read the next book
Although by definition, this genre is bleak, the story pulled me in and kept my interest. The central characters are sympathetic and human. The action is well paced, and the scenery straight out of Dr. Zhivago. Well worth a read!
This is one of a series of mystery stories about three dedicated policemen working as best they can under a flawed and often confusing system. They recognize their own limitations as well as those of an unspoken bureaucracy. The characters are very human and each different from the other. It defines the life and social interaction under post-communist Russia....not too different from the former regime. Definitely a great mystery about people doing what they can, how they can, knowing that they can't do as much as they can.
This story opens a history of Russian police that will keep you fixated as it continues. Getting past the na.we is just the beginning.The characters are good solid citizens and gain your respect right away. I will be anxious to read about the next assignment!
This is the first book in what was then a new series for Stuart Kaminsky, having made a name for himself with the Toby Peters character and series of novels. Police inspector Rostnikov, the principle character, is fascinating, as are the people he finds himself surrounded with both at work and off duty. Intuitive, almost plodding (though razor-sharp in thought and preparation), he fools friends and foes alike as he carefully treads the dangerous political paths that lead in and out of the city of Moscow and beyond. Kaminsky introduces those characters who will become regular and familiar to readers like me who are enthralled with this fictional yet realistic world which starts behind the Iron Curtain, watches as it is torn down and experiences the change of culture, government, and population as the series progresses as do the characters. Sacha Tkach, the boy detective with impulse control in every arena of life, Emil Karpo, the emotionless "vampire" who is perhaps the only true Lenin disciple and lives to serve the Communist ideal--and expects everyone else to as well, and Arkady Zelach, a lump of a man, dull, desiring to please, with ultimately hidden talents exceeding even his loyalty to his boss, all work jointly and independently in solving the unsolvable, often to the displeasure of Rostikov's superiors and the KGB. I could tell you much, much more, but it is WAY more fun to read the series for yourself. If you find the characters a little undeveloped in this first effort, skip a couple of books and read another. You won't be disappointed.
If you've read both, it's impossible to review Stuart Kaminsky's Death of a Dissident without referring to Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park. The two books came out almost at the same time, GP and Smith won a wide following, and DOAD and Kaminsky not so much. And that's probably how it should be. DOAD is a good enough novel, but it simply isn't in the same realm as GP. Does one novel hew closer to the Soviet reality than the other? Who could tell? But the action of DOAD is sometimes clumsy, some of the characters are cartoonish, sections of the writing are a bit dull, and I rarely felt deeply involved with any of the characters. The Detective Karpo, in particular, had me rolling my eyes at several points. As soon as you let a little comedy develop in your otherwise serious novel, you've lost it, and it's tough to get it back.
None of which is to say that it was a bad book. Just that it pales in comparison with... you know. I enjoyed the book. Kaminsky's knowledge of his subject is good, but he just isn't the novelist that Smith is.
I read the book on on a cell, which didn't help, as on a cell phone is mighty convenient, but might possibly be the best way to physically show a book in its worst light. I was very annoyed that the novel ended at the 80% mark on . That's always a huge turn-off for me. We had what seemed to be a climactic moment at the 78% mark, but with 20% still to go, I figured we were in for a major twist. And then it just ended. The final 20% is a long teaser for the next novel. That really bothers me. If it's a short novel, it's a short novel. Don't give me 20% of the next one to fill it out.
Hits only about a six on the unbelievability index. That's an excellent score for mystery/detective/spy novels.
I'll probably read another in the series - the award-winning A Cold Red Sunrise, most likely. But with Smith's Arkady Renko novels waiting to be read, it won't be easy finding a lot of time for Kaminsky's work.
The inspector Rostnikov books are some of my favorites. This is the first entry in the series and I recently retread it. This is genre fiction and some of the criticism comparing this to Gorky Park can be a little unfair. Gorky Park is one of my all time favorite books and it does stand head and shoulders above this entry in the Rostnikov series, but as John Updike said, don't fault a writer for what he didn't try to do. Kaminsky turned out great mysteries and likable characters for years and deserves praise for that. This book isn't the strongest in the series but it does introduce the main characters well, though they are fleshed out more as the series evolves. In this book a psycho is on the loose and Rostnikov is caught between political expediency in soviet era Russia and catching the real killer. A really fun read with a Nero Wolfe type character (minus Archie Goodwin). These are well worth the read even if they are a bit dated.
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