ASIN: B008NUDI6C
Publisher: Simon Boxall
Pages: 268
It is the era of High-Stalinism, and through a series of flashbacks we are introduced to Georgii Radetzky. Recruited by the Bolsheviks he goes to work for the Cheka; we also find out, as the story unfolds, that once upon a time he was a loyal servant of the Tsar, and assistant to Russia`s greatest, unknown, detective Auguste Gerhardt.Moscow is a city turned upside down by the ravages of war, revolution, civil war and famine. The Bolshevik rump state is surrounded by the Whites. Everybody`s fighting to survive. Fast forward to the winter of 1918 – 19; one of Georgii`s old associates, Gerhardt, finds out that he`s back in town; and decides, on the off chance, to catch up with him and have a quiet word. From this moment on, Comrade Radetzky finds himself steadily drawn into a scheming Kremlin world of political intrigue, which is being acted out behind the scenes, in the aftermath of the ...
