Kerry R. (haasker) reviewed on 1/1/2014 + 37 more book reviews

A lot of times historical fiction gets bogged down in creating a large scale panorama in which to tell the story. It takes forever, gets boring, and the tale has the reader lost and uninterested before it really gets underway. Then there is Sam Eastland. Although the story is set from turn of the century to pre WWII Russia,using flashbacks, Eastland wastes little time in setting the stage. He doesn't need to. He presses on the gas pedal like it's a modern day detective mystery, and never lets up. He gives you just enough background, and then lets the story carry itself. Inspector Pekkala is a very interesting and believable character. I loved "Eye of the Red Tsar", and I'm anxious to pick up the next one in the series, "The Red Coffin".

Haasker

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