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  • Location: St Petersburg

Rendezvous in Russia (Laura Marlin Mysteries)

Anytime – Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin goes on the most breathtaking Russian adventure

  • Location: Moscow, Russia

Snowdrops

1990s -2000s: While the book does not paint Russia in the most appealing light, it is a great atmospheric novel of the dangers and duplicitous…

  • Location: Russia

Saving Zasha

WW2 – A poignant tale about a boy who is determined to keep his dog safe from the war in Russia.

  • Location: St Petersburg

The Betrayal

1952 – A doctor living in Leningrad (St Petersburg) is asked to treat a patient – the son of one of the country’s most feared…

  • Location: St Petersburg (Leningrad), Stockholm

To the Hermitage

1770s, 1990s: The setting is Russia and Stockholm – the story is the the Diderot project or the creation of the world’s first Encyclopedia

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Dark Island

2000s: Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer.

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