”Lush, and exceptionally compelling, but take your time . . . The Gentle Axe has a vast depth of Russian soul; mysterious, compassionate, and utterly irresistible.” Alan Furst, author of The Polish Officer
St Petersburg. The winter of 1866.
Two frozen bodies are found in Petrovsky Park – a dwarf neatly packed in a suitcase, and a burly peasant hanging from a tree. Police Detective Porfiry Petrovich begins his investigation in the city”s squalid brothels and drinking dens but is soon led into an altogether more genteel stratum of society – and to a shocking discovery which reveals the city”s darkest secrets.
”Vivid and convincing . . . Morris keeps the reader guessing until the end.” Virginia Rounding, Independent
”Tense, atmospheric and bristles with . . . intelligence.” Tom Boncza-Tomaszewski, Independent on Sunday
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