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The Russian Interpreter

The Russian Interpreter
  • Author(s): Michael Frayn
  • Location(s): Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

‘A love affair through an interpreter,’ said Raya. ‘That’s a very cultured prospect.’ Raya is a mercurial Moscow blonde who speaks no English, and the affair she is embarking upon is with Gordon Proctor-Gould, a visiting British businessman who...

The City of Stardust

The City of Stardust
  • Author(s): Georgia Summers
  • Location(s): Europe, Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Filled with magic, stardust, and a shockingly dark heart, this is a stunning standalone fantasy perfect for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Starless Sea and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. For centuries, Everlys have...

No Lemons in Moscow

No Lemons in Moscow
  • Author(s): Helen Whitten
  • Location(s): Moscow, Russia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1990

Will Kate risk everything for love and a good cause? It’s Moscow, 1990. Gorbachev is initiating dramatic change in Russia. On a literary tour, London-based Kate Chisholm meets the young and passionate investigative journalist Valentin Kotov. Over the next...

The Translator

The Translator
  • Author(s): Harriet Crawley
  • Location(s): Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Spy, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A highly topical thriller about a Russian plot to cut the undersea communication cables linking the US to the UK. Also, a passionate love story between two people determined to stop this cataclysmic act. Clive Franklin, a Russian language...

The Bastard Factory

The Bastard Factory
  • Author(s): Chris Kraus, Ruth Martin (translator)
  • Location(s): Germany, Moscow, Riga, Tel Aviv
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1905-1975

Chris Kraus’ The Bastard Factory tells the story of an entire epoch: a drama of betrayal and self-delusion spanning the years 1905 to 1975, taking us from Riga to Moscow, Berlin and Munich all the way to Tel Aviv....

The Russia Chronicles: Streets of Moscow

The Russia Chronicles: Streets of Moscow
  • Author(s): Andrew Anzur Clement
  • Location(s): Moscow
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Fiction
  • Era(s): 2007-2030

Separated from his parents on a family vacation, 16-year-old Peter Greenfield must survive with the help of homeless youth who live in the tunnels of Moscow’s secret Second Subway. Book One in a series that follows Peter and his...

The Starlings of Bucharest

The Starlings of Bucharest
  • Author(s): Sarah Armstrong
  • Location(s): Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Spy
  • Era(s): 1970s

(The Moscow Wolves Series Book 2) The threats people hold over us are most often imagined. We even create them for ourselves. Ted moves to London to become a journalist but quickly slides into debt. Things look up when...

The Mercenary

The Mercenary
  • Author(s): Paul Vidich
  • Location(s): Moscow
  • Genre(s): Spy, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1980s

From acclaimed spy novelist Paul Vidich comes a taut new thriller following the attempted exfiltration of a KGB officer from the ever-changing—and always dangerous—USSR in the mid-1980s. Moscow, 1985. The Soviet Union and its communist regime are in the...

Beyond the Funeral

Beyond the Funeral
  • Author(s): Peter Marshall
  • Location(s): Portsmouth, Canada, Mexico, Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As the red rose drifted away in the sea with the ashes, it was not the end of the story. It was the start of a new spy thriller – “Beyond the Funeral” – a fast-moving story in which...

Moskva

Moskva
  • Author(s): Jack Grimwood
  • Location(s): Russia, Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1980s

‘Peppered with memorable characters, carved with precision, … highly recommended’ Shots Magazine ‘Given that the definitive thriller in 1980’s Moscow already exists (Gorky Park), Moskva looks like a crazy gamble. But it’s one that comes off’ Sunday Times ‘A...

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