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Thursday, July 24th at 7:00 PM
BRENT GHELFI discusses and signs
Volk's Shadow
(Henry Holt, $25.00)
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Brent Ghelfi has served as a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals, been a partner in a Phoenix-headquartered law firm, and now owns and operates several businesses. Publishers Weekly said: "In Ghelfi's mesmerizing second Russian thriller (after Volk's Game), Alexei 'Volk' Vokovoy, an ex-army colonel with a prosthetic leg who does the dirty work for a paranoid Kremlin official known as 'the General,' receives what appears to be a simple assignment: find a missing Fabergé egg. The hunt quickly leads Volk into a raw, uncivilized world in which even the most basic needs of common Russians go unmet. ...crisp characterization and strong visual prose keep the story moving to its harrowing climax in Chechnya. Those seeking a tour of the dark side of contemporary Russia will be more than satisfied." And Kirkus concluded: "It would all be too much if Ghelfi weren't such a master at painting a modern Russia so dark and scary that it would give Stalin pause. ...ultimately quite thrilling." | |
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