Man of Bones - From the author of The Times 'Thriller of the Year'

Winter, 1953. Along with Sergeant Lidia Gerashvili, and Major Nikitin, the interrogator who once cut off Rossel's fingers, Rossel sets off on the trail of a murderer whose crimes surpass those of even the deranged tsar Ivan the Terrible. A trail leading to a dark, hidden episode in Bolshevik history filled with unspeakable horrors.

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.

Summary

Winter, 1953. Along with Sergeant Lidia Gerashvili, and Major Nikitin, the interrogator who once cut off Rossel's fingers, Rossel sets off on the trail of a murderer whose crimes surpass those of even the deranged tsar Ivan the Terrible. A trail leading to a dark, hidden episode in Bolshevik history filled with unspeakable horrors.

Foreword

Winter, 1953. Along with Sergeant Lidia Gerashvili, and Major Nikitin, the interrogator who once cut off Rossel's fingers, Rossel sets off on the trail of a murderer whose crimes surpass those of even the deranged tsar Ivan the Terrible. A trail leading to a dark, hidden episode in Bolshevik history filled with unspeakable horrors.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Creed
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 24.06.2025
• EAN: 9781802793130
• ISBN: 978-1-80279-313-0
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 306 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, FICTION / Thrillers / Political, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Political / legal thriller, Modern and contemporary fiction, FICTION / World Literature / Russia / 20th Century, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary