The Red Coffin (Inspector Pekkala #2)
by:
Sam Eastland (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571274192 (0571274196)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Pages no: 354
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
War,
Russia,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
World War II,
Suspense
Series: Inspector Pekkala (#2)
It loses a star because I had figured it out around the 50-60% mark, and had my suspicions much sooner. Other than that, the character and writing is great and we even got a laugh at the expense of Stalin. Recommended reading, for sure.
Shadow Pass was nicely read by Paul Michael, and I enjoyed his narration style. Unfortunately, I found Shadow Pass to be a bit too meandering, a bit too drawn out, and maybe even slightly predictable. I knew who each of our bad guys were, but didn't know their motiviations. I also found Stalin to...
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