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Robert Harris - Archangel (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Fluke Kelso was once a scholar of promise, but like so many in the highly competitive world of academia, he's never delivered. But one night, at a symposium in Moscow concerning the release of secret Soviet archives, he is approached by Papu Rapava, a former Kremlin bodyguard with a story to tell.
No one but the desperate Kelso would believe the tale, for what Rapava describes is a sort of Holy Grail among researchers: an actual diary left by Joseph Stalin himself. Such an artifact, if it's genuine - and if Kelso can survive the fascist Vladimir Mamantov, who wants it for his own agenda - would be the coup of a lifetime for the discredited researcher.
From the violent political intrigue and decadence of modern Moscow he heads north - to the vast forests surrounding the White Sea port of Archangel, and a terrifying encounter with Russia's unburied past.
Details
- Format : Thick 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good
- Category : Fiction - Suspense & Thriller
- Published : 1998 (This Edition 2009 - Arrow Books)
- ISBN : 9780099527930
- SKU : B003152
- PPC : SP400gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"The best thriller for years." - Sunday Telegraph.
"His best yet: a fast paced thriller, pulsing with suspense, that surpasses even the expertly handled tensions and twists of Fatherland." - Sunday Times.
"A really gripping narrative, full of suspense and unexpected turns, which will keep you hooked until the climax on its final page . . . I have never read a thriller based in Russia which has such an authentic feel." - Evening Standard.
"Archangel is Harris's strongest book yet, confirming him as the leading current exponent of the intelligent literary thriller." - The Times.
"As a lover of Russian history, this is a delightful take based on one of history's feared figures." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Robert Dennis Harris is an English novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC television reporter. Although he began his career in non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction.
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