A Whisper to the Living, Stuart M. Kaminsky
A Whisper to the Living, Stuart M. Kaminsky
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A Whisper to the Living

Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky

Narrator: Daniel Oreskes

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2010

Synopsis

Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov is an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union. He and his team are searching for a serial killer who has claimed at least forty victims. And then there is the problem of protecting a visiting British journalist who is working on a story about a Moscow prostitution ring—in doing so Rostnikov and his team uncover a chain of murders that lead to a source too high to be held accountable if the police want to keep their jobs—or their lives.

About Stuart M. Kaminsky

Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934–2009) was one of the most prolific crime fiction authors of the last four decades. He wrote twenty-four novels starring the detective Toby Peters, whom he described as “the anti–Philip Marlowe.” In 1981’s Death of a Dissident, he debuted Moscow police detective Porfiry Rostnikov, whose stories were praised for their accurate depiction of Soviet life. His other two series starred Abe Lieberman, a hardened Chicago cop, and Lew Fonesca, a process server.

About Daniel Oreskes

Daniel Oreskes is a narrator as well as a film, television, and stage actor. He has earned two AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations and has twice been a finalist for the Audie Award, including for 2012 Audiobook of the Year. His several film roles include The Thomas Crown Affair and Day Zero, and his many television credits include episodes of  Law & Order. He has acted on Broadway in Electra and Aida and in the off-Broadway Arthur Miller play Mr. Peters’ Connections with Peter Falk, as well as in numerous Shakespeare performances. A native New Yorker, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on June 03, 2019

It was very hard to read this book, but not because it wasn't a wonderful story. Kaminsky was my favorite author for many, many years, with his Toby Peters series, Abe Lieberman series, and the Porfiry Rostnikov series. This was the last Rostnikov book, published shortly after Kaminsky's death in 20......more

Goodreads review by Alan on April 13, 2014

I was mistaken in thinking that I had previously read the last Rostinkov novel before I read this one. I understand that not every series can can have nice neat endings, because real life doesn't operate that way either. With Stuart Kaminsky's death I know I won't see any more stories about Rostinko......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on December 13, 2010

What will probably be the final book in the Rostnikov series since the author passed away in 2009 though I would be overjoyed if there was a secret cache of further books somewhere. I love the characters in this series and was glad to see certain things finally play out. I will very much miss Rostni......more

Goodreads review by Anna on January 07, 2024

Ja vill läsa deckare som utspelar sig i Ryssland eller Sovjetunionen men meh this aint it, den va lite förvirrande och int så intressant......more

Goodreads review by Kris on July 12, 2024

The last of Kaminsky's Porfiry Petrovich series, published shortly after the author's death in 2009. There's a sense of melancholy to the book; knowing that Kaminsky was in poor health as he wrote it, one wonders if it reflects his own feelings at the time. In a previous book, Rostnikov is reading t......more

Quotes

“Put the three stories together, and readers have another Kaminsky knockout.” Booklist (starred review)

“Ironic humor lightens the somewhat grim life of the characters in this enthralling read.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

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