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Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station. The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the bloody dictator can... (more)

The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov

This title is translated by Michael Glenny. The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order in disarray. Only the Master, a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil's onslaught.

Casual: A Novel

by Oksana Robski

Moscow?s exclusive Rublyovka neighbourhood is the decadent playground of the Russian nouveau riche. Here, dachas come complete with steam baths, heated floors, and live-in masseurs; poodles are dyed pink to match designer dresses; days of haute couture shopping slip into nights of cocaine-fueled partying; and the city?s most glamorous celebrities?including Oscar-winning directors, world-renowned politicians, and... (more)

People Who Walk In Darkness (Inspector Rostnikov)

People Who Walk In Darkness (Inspector Rostnikov)

by Stuart Kaminsky

After a very long absence, Forge is delighted to be bringing back one of Edgar award winning Stuart Kaminsky’s best loved characters, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov. Rostnikov is a Russian bear of a man, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union Russia. Known as “The Washtub,” Rostnikov is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well... (more)

Eloise: Book 4

Eloise in Moscow

by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight

Odd Couple Invade Russia and Produce Best-seller When Kay Thompson (with Hilary Knight in tow) swept through Moscow at the height of the Cold War, the Russians didn't know what hit them. No one could have predicted that this small masterpiece would be the result. First published in 1959 and out of print for more than three decades, their fourth book about Eloise is DELICIOUS.

Volk's Game: A Novel

by Brent Ghelfi

The explosive debut introducing Russian gangster Alexei Volkovoy—not since Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne has a hero shifted so effortlessly between hunter and hunted A firefight reverberates through Moscow’s dark, rain-soaked streets; shattered glass and screams echo in the air. In the lawless ways of Russia’s capital city, the gunmen melt away into the night. Two men are dead, the targets not what they seem. A... (more)

Erast Fandorin: Book 1

The Winter Queen

(Azazel)

by Boris Akunin

This is the first book featuring Erast Fandorin, a gentleman sleuth who solves murders and mysteries in Tsarist Russia. Moscow 1876. A young law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow's Alexander Gardens. But this is no ordinary death, for the young man was the son of an influential industrialist and has left a considerable fortune. Erast Fandorin, a hotheaded new recruit to the Criminal Investigation... (more)

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

From Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the best-selling, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov, comes a brilliant, engaging, and eminently readable translation of Leo Tolstoy’s master epic. War and Peace centers broadly on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the best-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count... (more)

The Archivist's Story

by Travis Holland

Moscow, 1939. In the recesses of the infamous Lubyanka prison, a young archivist is sent to authenticate an unsigned story confiscated from one of the many political prisoners there. The writer is Isaac Babel. The great author of Red Cavalry is spending his last days forbidden to write, his final manuscripts consigned to the archivist, Pavel Dubrov, who will ultimately be charged with destroying them. The... (more)

Black Knight in Red Square (Inspector Rostnikov Mysteries)

Black Knight in Red Square (Inspector Rostnikov Mysteries)

by Stuart Kaminsky

The Moscow Film Festival may lack Cannes' boats, bikinis, and gentle breezes, but it has nevertheless attracted scores of international actors, directors, and deal-makers. For some, the festival represents Moscow's re-emergence as a world-class city. But for a gang of zealots headed by a beautiful brunette, the festival represents a target, and they have been attacking the "film people" with frightening... (more)

Watch: Book 2

The Day Watch

by Sergei Lukyanenko

The second book in the internationally bestselling fantasy series, Day Watch begins where Night Watch left off, set in a modern-day Moscow where the 1,000-year-old treaty between Light and Dark maintains its uneasy balance through careful vigilance from the Others. The forces of darkness keep an eye during the day, the Day Watch, while the agents of Light monitor the nighttime. Very senior Others called the... (more)

Watch: Book 3

The Twilight Watch

by Sergei Lukyanenko

Night Watch and Day Watch , the first two books in this remarkable series, established Sergei Lukyanenko as a breathtakingly bold talent. Part fantasy, part vampire story, and part detective potboiler, this is the most successful science fiction series of all time in Russia and a true international sensation. In America, Fox Searchlight released the film adaptation of Night Watch to rapturous reviews, and... (more)

Moscow: 160 Colour Illustrations, Map of the Kremlin, Moscow Map & Metro Guide

Moscow: 160 Colour Illustrations, Map of the Kremlin, Moscow Map & Metro Guide

Fall of a Cosmonaut

by Stuart Kaminsky

Rostnikov arrives inside the Petrovka headquarters only to find three very peculiar investigations waiting for him. First theres cosmonaut Tsimion Vladovka, then theres filmmaker Yuri Kriskov, whos fearing for his life after a lunatic stole his documentary on Tolstoy. And finally, theres the scientist who was murdered while researching psychic phenomena during dream states.

An Agent in Place

by Robert Littell

With An Agent in Place , Robert Littell proves once again that he is a master storyteller in the ranks of John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Graham Greene. Deep in the vastness of the Pentagon and the bowels of the massive KGB center in Moscow are old Cold Warriors who refuse to fade away. Yet how can they wage their battles when there are no enemies anymore? Their answer is Ben Bassett. Sent to Moscow as a... (more)

The Beneath the Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities

The Beneath the Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities

by Alex Marshall

The pulse of great cities may be most palpable above ground, but it is below the busy streets where we can observe their rich archaeological history and the infrastructure that keeps them running. In The Secret Lives of Cities journalist Alex Marshall investigates how geological features, archaeological remnants of past civilizations, and layered networks transporting water, electricity, and people, have shaped... (more)

Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express: A Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov Novel

Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express: A Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov Novel

by Stuart Kaminsky

Inside the Moscow Police Department, madness reigns. 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 Moscows most powerful Jewish citizens. And Chief Inspector Rostnikov is en route to Vladivostok in a first-class carriage on the Trans-Siberian Expressthe greatest train in the... (more)

Mourning Ruby

by Helen Dunmore

About thirty years ago, a mother laid her newborn baby in a shoebox and left it in the backyard of an Italian restaurant. Now the baby, Rebecca, is a mother herself. A child of no one and nowhere, she has created her own unorthodox but tender family. Then this hopeful life is dealt a blow that could shatter even the strongest of ties. Now, Rebecca must face the future by delving into her mysterious past. ... (more)

Black Earth: A Journey through Russia After the Fall

Black Earth: A Journey through Russia After the Fall

by Andrew Meier

"That Black Earth is an extraordinary work is, for anyone who has known Russia, beyond question."—George Kennan "A compassionate glimpse into the extremes where the new Russia meets the old," writes Robert Legvold ( Foreign Affairs ) about Andrew Meier's enthralling new work. Journeying across a resurgent and reputedly free land, Meier has produced a virtuosic mix of nuanced history, lyric travelogue, and... (more)

Death of a Dissident (Inspector Rostnikov Mysteries)

Death of a Dissident (Inspector Rostnikov Mysteries)

by Stuart Kaminsky

The first in the Edgar-winning Inspector Rostnikov series Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov has a lot on his plate. His superiors in the Moscow police force are suspicious of his Jewish wife, the black-market copies of his beloved Ed McBain “87th Precinct” novels are getting tough to find, and his dreams of becoming a competitive weight-lifter are receding at a rapid clip. And then there’s the famous dissident who’s... (more)

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by Martin Cruz Smith

by Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov

by Oksana Robski

by Stuart Kaminsky

by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight

by Brent Ghelfi

(Azazel)

by Boris Akunin

by Leo Tolstoy

by Travis Holland

by Stuart Kaminsky

by Sergei Lukyanenko

by Sergei Lukyanenko

by Stuart Kaminsky

by Robert Littell

by Alex Marshall

by Stuart Kaminsky

by Helen Dunmore

by Andrew Meier

by Stuart Kaminsky