The Hunted
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781410421661 (141042166X)
Publish date: December 2nd 2009
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 713
Edition language: English
In 1987, Alex Konevitch was thrown out of MoscowUniversity for "indulging his entrepreneurial spirit." But by 1991, he was worth $300 million. On track to become Russia's wealthiest man, he makes one critical mistake: he hires the former deputy director of the KGB to handle his corporate security. A...
This is a complex international thriller. It takes place in the early 1990s, amid the chaotic capitalism and corruption of the "new" Russia after the failure of the Soviet system. Alex is a very successful young Russian capitalist who provides extensive financial backing for Boris Yeltsin's rise t...