Samuil Petrovitch is a survivor. He survived the nuclear fallout in St. Petersburg and hid in the London Metrozone - the last city in England. He's lived this long because he's a man of rules and logic. For example: GETTING INVOLVED = A BAD IDEA.
But when he stumbles into a kidnapping in progress, he acts without even thinking. Before he can stop himself, he's saved the daughter of the most dangerous man in London. And clearly: SAVING THE GIRL = GETTING INVOLVED.
Now, the equation of Petrovitch's life is looking increasingly complex:
RUSSIAN MOBSTERS + YAKUZA + SOMETHING CALLED THE NEW MACHINE JIHAD = ONE DEAD PETROVITCH.
But Petrovitch has a plan - he always has a plan - he's just not sure it's a good one.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781841499482
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 300 g
Dimensions: 196 x 124 x 26 mm
A fast-paced thriller . . . an absorbing read - TELEGRAPH
Speeds along with energetic panache - THE TIMES
Morden has a natural talent for a plot that keeps the reader guessing - GUARDIAN
Morden keeps up a breathless breakneck pace that doesn't sacrifice character depth or intelligence . . . promises to be a fast-paced thrill ride for the cynical urban space cowboy in all of u s' i09 - 'As fun and gripping as it sounds’
Petrovitch is one of those characters you can't help but warm to, and readers will be keen to experience more of his adventures and relentless Russian swearing - FINANCIAL TIMES
this is well enough written to keep you turning the page.
The story is a bit like a Bruce Willis "Die Hard" movie, with Manga overtones. In fact it comes across as something that you would have expected in...
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I bought this book because I liked the cover. Fortunately, what lies within is pretty good too.
The story moves at a cracking pace (sometimes so quickly it seems that even the author has trouble keeping up) and the...
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Samuil Petrovich is a bad man. Smart mouthed, foul mouthed, selfish and in possession of a wildly swinging moral compass. You'll like him.
Really, you will.
You'll also like Simon Morden, the author, who...
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