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Murder On The Trans-Siberian Express Hardcover – 19 Dec. 2001

by Stuart M. Kaminsky (Author)

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Book 14 of 16: Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries

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Inside the Moscow Police Department, madness regins. Inspectors Karpo and Zelach enter the underground world of post-punk rock clubs searching for clues to the disappearance of an anti-Semitic rock star who happens to be the son of one of Moscow's most powerful Jewish citizens. Then there is the young woman, dubbed the Phantom of the Underground by the media, who is randomly stabbing well-dressed men in the Moscow Metro. And Chief Inspector Rostnikov is en route to Vladivostok in a first-class carriage on the Trans-Siberian Express - the greatest train in the world. It now carries two hand-picked officials of the Moscow Police...and an extortionist who may have information that could bring down the entire Russian government.

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Book 14 of 16

Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries
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288 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Import US
Publication date

19 Dec. 2001
Dimensions

15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
ISBN-10

0892967471
ISBN-13

978-0892967476
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Import US (19 Dec. 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0892967471
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0892967476
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm

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Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934–2009) was one of the most prolific crime fiction authors of the last four decades. Born in Chicago, he spent his youth immersed in pulp fiction and classic cinema—two forms of popular entertainment which he would make his life’s work. After college and a stint in the army, Kaminsky wrote film criticism and biographies of the great actors and directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age. In 1977, when a planned biography of Charlton Heston fell through, Kaminsky wrote Bullet for a Star, his first Toby Peters novel, beginning a fiction career that would last the rest of his life.

Kaminsky penned twenty-four novels starring the detective, whom he described as “the anti-Philip Marlowe.” In 1981’s Death of a Dissident, Kaminsky debuted Moscow police detective Porfiry Rostnikov, whose stories were praised for their accurate depiction of Soviet life. His other two series starred Abe Lieberman, a hardened Chicago cop, and Lew Fonseca, a process server. In all, Kaminsky wrote more than sixty novels. He died in St. Louis in 2009.

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Another great book

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These books never fail to please

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2014

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Donald Barber

Kaminsky Doesn't Get 'De-Railed' In His Latest Thriller!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2001

Stuart Kaminsky's Inspector Rostnikov series is firmly
settled in my list of favorite--and best--police procedural
mysteries.
Along with Donna Leon, Ruth Rendell, Martha Grimes, and P.D.
James, readers, who prefer this genre, cannot go wrong.
In his latest thriller, Kaminsky's intrepid inspector finds himself almost on a wild-Russian-goose chase, clear across the
Siberian tundra! In "Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express," the author winsomely blends his usual reader-intrigue with a trip into history to provide the reader with a salient, viable parallel of Rostnikov's pursuit.
As his readers of this series have come to expect, Kaminsky is not content to have one plot (certainly not, when three or four others simultaneously will do!) carry the book. Rostnikov of the Moscow Metropolitan Police finds himself,once more, amid the political intrigue of Moscow while trying to sort out--and prosecute--labeled criminals! With his amiable assistants,
Russian criminals are far from safe. Karpov ("The Vampire") and Zelach are trying to find the kidnapped son of a local magnate.
The son is a disfranchised but popular local rock star known as the Cossack. Elena and Iosef (Rostnikov's son) are pursuing a serial murderer in the Moscow subway system); and Sasha Tkach, aside from trying to solve his own marital problems, is working with Rostnikov on the primary case here! A bit much?
A bit much? Confusing, perhaps? Not to this reader, who delights in Kaminsky's terse style, fantastic characterizations, incredible depth of perception of the Russia of today.
To say this book moves with the pace of a speeding freight train might strain the metaphor here, but regardless, Kaminsky maintains his control over the series (of which, one hopes, there will be many, many more episodes). An excellent read--hop on board and get set for a delightful journey!

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Ujwal Malu

Excellent book and Excellent Service

Reviewed in India on 17 July 2019

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Excellent Book! Excellent Story! Mystery readers must go for it!
Also good packing and follow up by seller.

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A Good One by a Fine Author

Reviewed in the United States on 27 July 2014

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Fortunately, Stuart Kaminsky has left us many fine books which will allow new readers to savor one of the best in his time and old readers periodically to revive fond memories of the first time they read the particular volume they have in hand. This is one from his second series featuring a Jewish police officer in the Soviet Union and its successor incarnation. Within the confines of a series cut short by the author's death, Kaminsky created a well-defined central character well on its way to being one of the duly recognized detectives of our times.
In this volume, there are three major concerns that consume the investigative agency's personnel: random knifings in the subways, the disappearance of a wild and wildly popular musical critic of the conventional social setting, and the transfer of vital, well we do not know exactly what, material of some sort from what malevolent force to another (which requires a journey on the eponymous Trans-Siberian Express). This tripartite subdivision may well be a legitimate grievance for some readers since the portrayal of the agency's multiple activities might well annoy them by appearing to be three short stories papered together to make a book. I did not find this organization of material weakening the impact, but then, I am quite familiar with the police cast and might have be overgenerous in accepting it. At any rate, the potential reader should be duly warned.
Kaminsky's writing is quite appealing to this reader, who has enjoyed it in all three series he created. It is quite superior to the average volume to be found in the detective section of e-books and a pleasure for this reader in each variation suitable to a given series.
With the admonition given above with regard to the tripartite organization of the text, I can recommend the book to readers not disturbed by its structure.

4 people found this helpful

Reuben J Trane Jr

Satisfying

Reviewed in the United States on 29 April 2023

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I love trains. Thus my attraction to this novel. Added benefits were the historical pieces about the building of the railroad. I’m ready to go back to #1 in this series.

Billy J. Hobbs

Rostnikov doesn't get side tracked in this thriller!

Reviewed in the United States on 17 November 2001

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Stuart Kaminsky's Inspector Rostnikov series is firmly
settled in my list of favorite--and best--police procedural
mysteries.
Along with Donna Leon, Ruth Rendell, Martha Grimes, and P.D.
James, readers, who prefer this genre, cannot go wrong.
In his latest thriller, Kaminsky's intrepid inspector finds himself almost on a wild-Russian-goose chase, clear across the
Siberian tundra! In "Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express," the author winsomely blends his usual reader-intrigue with a trip into history to provide the reader with a salient, viable parallel of Rostnikov's pursuit.
As his readers of this series have come to expect, Kaminsky is not content to have one plot (certainly not, when three or four others simultaneously will do!)carry the book. Rostnikov of the Moscow Metropolitan Police finds himself,once more, amid the political intrigue of Moscow while trying to sort out--and prosecute--labeled criminals! With his amiable assistants,
Russian criminals are far from safe. Karpov ("The Vampire") and Zelach are trying to find the kidnapped son of a local magnate.
The son is a disfranchised but popular local rock star known as the Cossack. Elena and Iosef (Rostnikov's son) are pursuing a serial murderer in the Moscow subway system); and Sasha Tkach, aside from trying to solve his own marital problems, is working with Rostnikov on the primary case here! A bit much?
A bit much? Confusing, perhaps? Not to this reader, who delights in Kaminsky's terse style, fantastic characterizations, incredible depth of perception of the Russia of today.
To say this book moves with the pace of a speeding freight train might strain the metaphor here, but regardless, Kaminsky maintains his control over the series (of which, one hopes, there will be many, many more episodes). An excellent read--hop on board and get set for a delightful journey! ...

5 people found this helpful

Dave Schwinghammer

Kudos from Dave

Reviewed in the United States on 7 January 2002

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In my humble opinion the Porfiry Rostnikov mystery series is the best one going. It rivals Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park for a realistic portrayal of Russia. Stuart Kaminsky's series may be better, though. Cruz Smith gave up writing about mother Russia after the Wall came crashing down. Kaminsky has done his research and he makes modern Russia one of the characters.
The ensemble of human characters jumps right off the page, especially Porfiry, chief inspector in the Office of Special Investigations of the Moscow Police, a unit that handles cases no one else wants. His nickname is "The Washtub" because of his weightlifter build; he's lost one of his legs due to a war wound; and he "meditates" by doing volunteer plumbing around his apartment building. His immediate underling, Emil Karpov, is an unrepentant Communist who looks like Bela Lugosi, only taller. Other detectives include Rostinikov's son Iosef, a former actor and Afghani veteran; his fiancé, and Sasha Tkach, the Robert Redford of the cast, whose wife has left him, mainly because of his meddling mother who had lived with them.
Kaminsky's strategy in Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express is to have the detectives divvy up three cases. Tkach pursues a woman is murdering subway businessmen, up close and personal, with a kitchen knife. Karpov tackles the case of a missing punk rocker, a possible kidnapping victim. Rostinov takes a trip on the Trans-Siberian Express in search of an intriguing historical document involving the Tsarina.
Believe me, it's not the mystery that holds your attention in Kaminsky's Rostinov novels. You just want to hang out with these people, and you hate it when the story ends.

16 people found this helpful

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