TO SOLVE THE MURDER OF A YOUNG FORTUNE-TELLER,A LONE-WOLF DETECTIVE MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND HONOR IN THIS GRITTY NOVEL FILLED WITH MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE. Alternate history, modern-day Russia: Fergana-long a buffer holding at bay nuclear war between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Empire of the Sun. Now the nation teeters on the brink of a disastrous rebellion. Despite the disturbing events of his last case, Detektiv Alexander Kazakov pursues his secret investigation into the threat posed by the shadowy figures behind the looming presidential election. Reassigned to investigate the murder of a young woman found in the home of a New Moscow fortune teller, against his better judgment Kazakov enlists the help of two young detectives. His search for the murderer leads him and his team to a list of Fergana's Who's Who. And when the murder and the election intertwine, the case takes on a life of its own, threatening not only Kazakov, but those who work with him. Blindsided by betrayal and unsure who to trust, Kazakov and his team must make unlikely allies to identify the killer and prevent more deaths. But Kazakov faces an even greater threat to his sense of justice and his own peculiar brand of honor-amid the tangled web of conspiracies, just how far will he go to save his country? If you like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, and James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux, you'll love the gritty world of Alexander Kazakov. Don't miss out on Ivan's Wolf the explosive fourth novel in the Detective Kazakov mystery series.