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

Author: William Ryan, W.C. Ryan

Narrator: Seán Barrett

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/25/2021


Synopsis

Moscow, 1937. Captain Korolev, a police investigator, is enjoying a long-overdue visit from his young son Yuri when an eminent scientist is shot dead within sight of the Kremlin and Korolev is ordered to find the killer. It soon emerges that the victim, a man who it appears would stop at nothing to fulfil his ambitions, was engaged in research of great interest to those at the very top ranks of Soviet power. When another scientist is brutally murdered, and evidence of the professors’ experiments is hastily removed, Korolev begins to realise that, along with having a difficult case to solve, he’s caught in a dangerous battle between two warring factions of the NKVD. And then his son Yuri goes missing . . .

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

Δύο επιφανείς καθηγητές της ιατρικής, ο διευθυντής και ο αναπληρωτής διευθυντής του ίδιου επιστημονικού ινστιτούτου, βρίσκονται δολοφονημένοι με διαφορά μιας ημέρας. Τα δύο εγκλήματα, μολονότι διαφορετικά όσον αφορά τον τρόπο τέλεσής τους, συνδέονται και, λόγω της φύσης των ερευνών που διεξάγονταν σ......more

Goodreads review by Vaios

Συναρπαστικό Αστυνομικό Δράμα! Ο συγγραφέας αποτυπώνει την Σοβιετική ατμόσφαιρα, σαν να 'ζησε στην εκάστοτε εποχή, και μέσα από τα μάτια του αστυνόμου Κόρολεφ, διηγείται μια ιστορία με σκοπό να προβληματίσει τον αναγνώστη ως τα μύχια της ψυχής του. Πόσο ανθρωπιά υπήρχε, άραγε, στην ανθρωπότητα στο π......more

Goodreads review by Raven

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