A Traitor's Heart

Name: A Traitor's Heart
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A Times 'Best New Thriller 2022'

By Ben Creed

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Summary

Ben Creed's A Traitor's Heart plunges readers into the gritty, atmospheric world of post-war Leningrad. The novel follows Inspector Revol Rossel as he navigates a tangled web of espionage, betrayal, and murder, all under the shadow of Soviet political intrigue. Set in a city marked by its historical scars, Rossel must unravel the truth amidst a backdrop of personal and ideological conflicts.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy historical crime thrillers with intense investigations set in the dark, atmospheric backdrop of post-war Soviet Russia. You'll likely appreciate the intricate blend of mystery, political intrigue, and richly developed characters as they navigate a world of secrets and deception.

A Traitor's Heart

Winter, 1952: Leningrad's icy streets are haunted by a murderer. Rossel must team up with Major Nikitin - the man who cut off virtuoso violinist Rossel's fingers - to hunt down the murderer.

Winter, 1952: Leningrad's icy streets are haunted by a murderer. Rossel must team up with Major Nikitin – the man who cut off virtuoso violinist Rossel's fingers – to hunt down the murderer.

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A Times 'Best New Thriller' for May 2022

'Enthralling . . . Sharp dialogue and flashes of dry wit' Financial Times

'Ben Creed has a genuine gift for conjuring up Stalin's Leningrad in all its beauty and misery' The Times

'A cleverly constructed thriller' Sunday Times

'A fantastically tense atmosphere . . . A spine-tingling page-turner' The Sun

Leningrad, winter 1952. An invisible killer known as Koshchei—a nightmare of Slavic folklore—stalks the streets, leaving a distinctive and gruesome mark upon its victims.

Three thousand kilometres away in a Gulag labour colony, threatened by the vicious criminals who rule the camp and tormented by the Arctic cold, former militia lieutenant Revol Rossel is close to death.

But then a brutal saviour descends from the skies: the state security interrogator who years ago ruined his life is back, tasking Rossel with tracking down the murderer.

As the hunt continues, the two men uncover riddle after riddle, including a clue to finding a weapon of unimaginable power—a weapon the Kremlin's scheming plotters will kill for...

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A Traitor's Heart by Ben Creed receives praise for its enthralling narrative, sharp dialogue, and clever construction as a thriller. The book is noted for its intensely tense atmosphere and is described as a spine-tingling page-turner. Critics commend Creed for his remarkable ability to evoke the setting of Stalin's Leningrad with vivid detail.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787396272

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mountain Leopard Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 448

Collections

Ben Creed Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Spy & Espionage Thriller

About the Author

Ben Creed is the pseudonym for Chris Rickaby and Barney Thompson. Chris found his way into advertising as a copywriter and, after working for various agencies, started his own called Everything Different. Barney is a classically trained musician who studied under the legendary conducting professor Ilya Musin at the St Petersburg Conservatory for two years. He is fluent in Russian and is now an editor.