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Chargement... A Whisper to the Living (Inspector Rostnikov) (original 2010; édition 2010)par Stuart M. Kaminsky
Information sur l'oeuvreA Whisper to the Living par Stuart M. Kaminsky (2010)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I have read 35 novels written by Stuart Kaminsky including all of his Abe Lieberman novels, all of his Lew Fonesca novels, all of his Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov novels, one or two of his Toby Peters novels and one CIS: New York novel. Obviously I enjoy his work and it saddens me to realize that A Whisper to the Living is likely to be the last new Kaminsky novel. Unfortunately, he died in October 2009. According to Wikipedia he died of after a stroke made him ineligible for a liver transplant, which was necessary to treat the hepatitis he contracted as an army medic in the late 1950s in France. Kaminsky was a remarkable writer who had earned an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in speech from Northwestern University. He spent over 20 years teaching, first at Northwestern and later at Florida State. He published more than 50 novels and was a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. All his novels are populated by very interesting (and quirky) characters, which I found delightful. In addition, he placed put his characters in dangerous situations that provided plenty of action. The Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov series also immersed readers into the intriguing environment of the Soviet Union (during the early novels) and post-Soviet Russian (in the later novels) culture and law enforcement. I found this book to be very enjoyable. In addition to his usual multi-case story lines Kaminsky also brought all his recurring characters together in this novel in a way that was very satisfying for long-time fans like me. I will miss Inspector Rostnikov. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union, and his team search for a serial killer who has claimed at least 40 victims while protecting a visiting British journalist who is working on a story about a Moscow prostitution ring that produces leads to a high-level source seemingly beyond Rostnikov's reach. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I am adding this last bit after reading the previous reader's review and finding out that Stuart Kaminksy passed away recently!... What a shock.... I looked back at the book cover and yes, it happened late in 2009. What a loss to the writing community. Like the previous reader I, too, will miss this writer and especially his wonderful protagonist - Inspector Rostnikov. On this sad note, what an appropriate title for this book - A Whisper to the Living.... ( )