{"product_id":"stolen-heart-1","title":"Stolen Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[An] extraordinary sequel . . . Distinguished by its humor, heart, and subtle political urgency, this series deserves a long life.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eThe Kyiv Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e] provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the follow-up to\u003cem\u003e The Silver Bone\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2024, Samson Kolechko must rescue his kidnapped fiancée while investigating the illegal sale of meat in lawless 1920s Kyiv-- based on a real-life case.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamson Kolechko and his colleague have been dispatched to investigate the illegal sale of meat. How selling cuts of one's own livestock qualifies as a crime eludes the young investigator, but an order is an order, and, at the insistence of the secret police officer assigned to \"reinforce\" the Lybid police station, Samson vows to do his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut just as Samson is beginning to dig into the very meat of this case, his live-in fiancée Nadezhda is abducted by striking railway workers who object to the census she's carrying out. Complicating matters, the police station has been infiltrated by a mysterious thief, a deadly tram accident--which may have been premeditated--disrupts the city, and, to top it all, the culprit from Samson's \"silver bone\" investigation may have resurfaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst this backdrop, it's no wonder the \"meat case\" takes a backseat. Yet, despite the rising danger, the detective cannot let himself be distracted from his dogged pursuit of the seemingly mundane matter of the meat sellers, for ultimately his fate, and Nadezhda's too, rests on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrey Kurkov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47288270520556,"sku":"9780063352346","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780063352346.jpg?v=1770537477","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/stolen-heart-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}