A Razor Wrapped in Silk

Fiction & Literature, Crime, Mystery & Suspense
Cover of the book A Razor Wrapped in Silk by R. N. Morris, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: R. N. Morris ISBN: 9780571254286
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: April 1, 2010
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: R. N. Morris
ISBN: 9780571254286
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: April 1, 2010
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

St Petersburg. 1870. A child factory worker is mysteriously abducted. A society beauty is sensationally murdered. Two very different crimes show up the deep fissures in Russian society of the late tsarist period. The first is barely noticed by the authorities. The latter draws the full investigative might of St Petersburg's finest, led by magistrate Porfiry Petrovich.

The dead woman had powerful friends - including at least one member of the Romanov family - so when the tsar's notorious secret police becomes involved, it seems that both crimes may have a political - not to say revolutionary - aspect. A trail of missing children leads to a shocking discovery that takes Porfiry inside the Winter Palace for a confrontation with the Tsar himself. The usually incisive magistrate grows increasingly unsure what to believe, who to trust and how to proceed. His very life appears to be in danger, though from whom he can't be sure ...

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

St Petersburg. 1870. A child factory worker is mysteriously abducted. A society beauty is sensationally murdered. Two very different crimes show up the deep fissures in Russian society of the late tsarist period. The first is barely noticed by the authorities. The latter draws the full investigative might of St Petersburg's finest, led by magistrate Porfiry Petrovich.

The dead woman had powerful friends - including at least one member of the Romanov family - so when the tsar's notorious secret police becomes involved, it seems that both crimes may have a political - not to say revolutionary - aspect. A trail of missing children leads to a shocking discovery that takes Porfiry inside the Winter Palace for a confrontation with the Tsar himself. The usually incisive magistrate grows increasingly unsure what to believe, who to trust and how to proceed. His very life appears to be in danger, though from whom he can't be sure ...

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book Kitty Peck and the Daughter of Sorrow by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Appomattox by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book The Messiaen Companion by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book The Suspecting Glance by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book The Casual Perfect by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Luke and Jon by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book The Mediterranean Passion by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Atlantis by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Tales From Bective Bridge by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book The Rule of the Land by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Kid by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Gerry Adams: An Unauthorised Life by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Exit into History by R. N. Morris
Cover of the book Public Enemy by R. N. Morris
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy