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    A Vengeful Longing
    A Vengeful Longing
    A Vengeful Longing
    Audiobook10 hours

    A Vengeful Longing

    Written by R. N. Morris

    Narrated by John Curless

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    R. N. Morris received accolades from numerous publications, including the Sunday Times, who called this work "extraordinarily vivid" and "sophisticated." This enveloping crime novel ventures into the dark heart of 19thcentury Russia as detective Porfiry Petrovich investigates the poisoning of a doctor's wife and their autistic son. "Right from the start we are hooked by his storytelling panache . The pungently vivid recreation of pre-Soviet Russia is painted with a master's touch."-Express
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 5, 2008
    ISBN9781436185189
    A Vengeful Longing
    Author

    R. N. Morris

    R.N. Morris is the author of five previous Silas Quinn mysteries as well as the acclaimed St Petersburg historical crime series featuring detective Porfiry Petrovich from Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. He lives in north London with his wife and two children.

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    • 4/5
      This is a historical crime novel to be savored slowly. I enjoyed the lush descriptions, the leisurely character development, and the strong sense of both place and time throughout the book.It was also fascinating to watch the "magistrate" (detective, in our time) work with the primitive investigative tools of the time. No special effects-laden, CSI-take-off here; just good hard police work and a great deal of reason, logic, and observation.
    • 3/5
      The hero is the detective from "Crime and Pnuishment." The scenes are clearly drawn, but the murderer isn't very interesting and there are several accidental changes of POV.