The Twelfth Department, William Ryan
The Twelfth Department, William Ryan
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The Twelfth Department

Author: William Ryan

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2013

Synopsis

Captain Alexei Korolev has nothing to complain about. But for the first time in a long time, Korolev is about to be truly happy: his son Yuri is coming to visit for an entire week. Shortly after Yuri's arrival, however, Korolev receives an urgent call from his boss - it seems an important man has been murdered, and Korolev is the only detective they're willing to assign to this sensitive case. And the consequences of interfering with a case tied to State Security or the NKVD can be severe. Korolev is suddenly faced with much more than just discovering a murderer's identity; he must decide how far he'll go to see justice served... and what he's willing to do to protect his family.

About William Ryan

William Ryan is author of The Holy Thief, which was a Barry Award Nominee for Best First Novel and shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Born in London, Ryan attended Trinity College, Dublin and completed his Masters in Creative Writing at St. Andrews University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Raven on May 24, 2013

There are few pleasures in life akin to immersing yourself in a great read, and after the brilliant series opener The Holy Thief, followed by the equally compelling The Bloody Meadow (seek them out if you haven’t already), I settled down for another trip to the claustrophobic and suspicious world of......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on July 23, 2014

While I enjoyed - a bit unexpectedly - the first two installments, with this one the author hits it out the park, as the novel is a pitch perfect recreation of life in Moscow 1937 The bursting communal apartments, the all present Cheka/NKVD and its many informers, the very guarded talk, the privilege......more

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

Several English-language authors have written widely about crime in the old Soviet Union. Martin Cruz Smith’s terrific Arkady Renko series is the best known of the lot, but John Le Carre, Joseph Kanon, and others have notably entered the genre. One of the best is a relative newcomer, William Ryan, w......more

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