The Stolen Heart : A Novel

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[An] extraordinary sequel . . . Distinguished by its humor, heart, and subtle political urgency, this series deserves a long life. Publishers Weekly (starred review) [The Kyiv Mysteries] provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime. The Atlantic Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre.New York Times Book Review In the follow-up to The Silver Bone, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024, Samson Kolechko must rescue his kidnapped fiance while investigating the illegal sale of meat in lawless 1920s Kyiv based on a real-life case. Samson Kolechko and his colleague have been dispatched to investigate the illegal sale of meat. How selling cuts of ones own livestock qualifies as a crime eludes the young investigator, but an order is an order, and, at the insistence of the secret police officer assigned to reinforce the Lybid police station, Samson vows to do his very best. But just as Samson is beginning to dig into the very meat of this case, his live-in fiance Nadezhda is abducted by striking railway workers who object to the census she's carrying out. Complicating matters, the police station has been infiltrated by a mysterious thief, a deadly tram accidentwhich may have been premeditateddisrupts the city, and, to top it all, the culprit from Samsons silver bone investigation may have resurfaced. Against this backdrop, its no wonder the meat case takes a backseat. Yet, despite the rising danger, the detective cannot let himself be distracted from his dogged pursuit of the seemingly mundane matter of the meat sellers, for ultimately his fate, and Nadezhda's too, rests on it. Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk