Moskva, Jack Grimwood
Moskva, Jack Grimwood
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Moskva

Author: Jack Grimwood

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 15 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/12/2019


Synopsis

Red Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin, frozen solid—like marble to the touch—missing the little finger from his right hand.

A week later, Alex Marston, the headstrong fifteen–year–old daughter of the British Ambassador, disappears. Army Intelligence Officer Tom Fox, posted to Moscow to keep him from telling the truth to a government committee, is asked to help find her. It's a shot at redemption.

But Russia is reluctant to give up the worst of her secrets. As Fox's investigation sees him dragged deeper towards the dark heart of a Soviet establishment determined to protect its own, his fears for Alex's safety grow with those of the girl's father.

And if Fox can't find her soon, she looks likely to become the next victim of a sadistic killer whose story is bound tight to that of his country's terrible past . . .

Moskva is a brilliantly written, chilling, and sophisticated first serial killer thriller by two–time BSFA winner Jack Grimwood.

About Jack Grimwood

Jack Grimwood, also known as Jon Courtenay Grimwood, was born in Malta and christened in the upturned bell of a ship. He grew up in the Far East, Britain, and Scandinavia. Apart from novels, he writes for national newspapers including the Times, Telegraph, Independent, and Guardian. Jon is two-time winner of the BSFA Award for Best Novel, with Felaheen, and End of the World Blues. His literary novel The Last Banquet was shortlisted for Le Prix Montesquieu 2015. Moskva is his first thriller.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Raven on June 08, 2016

It’s a brave writer indeed who pitches up with an idea for a thriller set in 1980’s Moscow, as we all know and love Gorky Park, and many have failed in its wake. But good news crime buddies, Grimwood has cracked it with the atmospheric and claustrophobic Moskva. With impeccable plotting, research an......more

Goodreads review by Horia on July 22, 2016

Excellent account of a rather complicated plot, which Grimwood masterfully pulls off. What made me love love love this book was the way a flawed protagonist haunted by ghosts of his past finds (a sort of) redemption in the context of a flawed society which is on its own way to (a sort of) redemption......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on July 20, 2017

4 stars Moskva begins with the disappearance of the British ambassador's daughter, something that just does not happen to a foreign dignitary's family. Major Tom Fox is stationed in Moscow after his military intelligence work in Northern Ireland. Major Tom (yes, that is referenced in the book) is in......more

Goodreads review by Cold War Conversations Podcast on May 12, 2016

Gripping political thriller set towards the end of the Cold War This serial killer mystery set mainly in Moscow has Major Tom Fox as the main protagonist. Fox is an ex-priest and undercover soldier in Northern Ireland. Separated from his wife and haunted by the death of his daughter Fox is a complex......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on January 28, 2019

The suggestion, on Moskva's book cover, that Jack Grimwood is the new John le Carré is what inspired me to read this book. A somewhat baggy and overlong tale finally builds up a head of steam towards the end. There's plenty to enjoy and appreciate but I think it's far too soon to suggest Jack Grimwoo......more