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This is an expertly rendered and well-executed thriller set in the Stalinist-era Soviet Union. The plot machinations are done just right, and there is enough grim local color--including some harrowing scenes of starvation at the very beginning and the wonderfully iron-clad certainty among the Soviets that a serial killer would be impossible in their country--to lend heft to the proceedings. It's a real page-turner for those who enjoy the cat-and-mouse guessing game of thrillers.