People Who Walk in Darkness, Stuart M. Kaminsky
People Who Walk in Darkness, Stuart M. Kaminsky
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People Who Walk in Darkness

Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky

Narrator: Daniel Oreskes

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2008

Synopsis

Inspector Rostnikov is a Russian bear of a man, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Russia. Known as "The Washtub," Rostnikov is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well as the perfect tour guide to a changing (that is, disintegrating) Russia. Surviving pogroms and politburos, he has solved crimes, mostly in spite of the powers that rule his world. In People Who Walk in Darkness, Rostnikov travels to Siberia to investigate a murder at a diamond mine, where he discovers an old secret—and an even older personal problem. His compatriots head to Kiev on a trail of smuggled diamonds and kidnapped guest workers, and what they discover leads them to a vast conspiracy that not only has international repercussions but threatens them on a very personal level.

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 Nadine on September 11, 2008

Rosnikov is a great character and the setting of present-day Russia is fascinating, but don't start with this book. The earlier ones are better and worth a try if you read mysteries for setting.......more

Goodreads review by Kris on June 08, 2024

I was a bit concerned towards the beginning of the book. It seemed that Kaminsky had expanded his misspelling of Russian names by having two characters with the same father... but different patronymics. (Russians with the same father would have the same "middle name", a patronymic based on their fat......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy on July 01, 2012

I enjoy these Russian mystery stories (as in Martin Cruz Smith). At first I didn't like the Kaminsky books as much but I've changed my opinion of them. Post Communist Russia is as dark and brooding as it was during the socialist regimes. The plots aren't that great but the atmosphere makes the book......more

Goodreads review by Taunya on August 01, 2011

I read a review that gave this author a hard time for inaccuracies regarding names and places in the former U.S.S.R. I have read a few Russian authors and the details in these books never tarnished the thrill. I really love this series.......more

Goodreads review by Dan on August 08, 2020

I have loved the entire series up to this point, and have been parceling out reading the books slowly, to prolong the time when I have another Rostnikov story to look forward to reading. But with this volume, something seems oddly changed in the writing. What hasn’t changed is that the characters an......more

Quotes

“One of the better contemporary examples of an honest policeman navigating the shoals of a corrupt society…The particularly high stakes make this one of Rostnikov’s more exciting investigations.”  Publishers Weekly

“Kaminsky expertly ties all the disparate threads together into one satisfying read.” Library Journal

“A character-driven novel in which Rostnikov, a good man in a bad system, must battle corrupt leaders, canny criminals, and an entrenched bureaucracy, besides solving a mystery. Kaminsky is adept at navigating the shoals of post-Soviet Russia while delivering solid suspense and knockout characterization.” Booklist

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