Blood on the Siberian Snow, C J Farrington
Blood on the Siberian Snow, C J Farrington
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Blood on the Siberian Snow
A charming murder mystery set in a village full of secrets

Author: C J Farrington

Narrator: Catherine Harvey

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/29/2022


Synopsis

'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club

'An absolute delight' L C Tyler

'This intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed with psychological depth and wonderfully-drawn characters' Eleanor Ray

'A cast of colourful characters decorate this cosy Siberian crime' The Sun

Winter has come early to the tiny Siberian village of Roslazny, but for Olga Pushkin, aspiring writer and Railway Engineer (Second Class), it only makes leaving the harder. Olga is being forced overseas by her jealous superior, and now faces two years in exile from her beloved rail-side hut, her white-breasted hedgehog Dmitri, and Vassily Marushkin, sergeant-in-charge at the tiny Roslazny police station.

Fate seems to intervene when Olga's train crashes outside Roslazny, shutting the line and killing two on board - local celebrity Danyl Petrovich and his wife, Anoushka. But Vassily Marushkin soon discovers that the Trans-Siberian locomotive was derailed on purpose. As the weather closes in, trapping the villagers - and the suspects - inside, Vassily begins a murder investigation in which Olga and her long-lost friend, Nevena Komarov, soon become closely involved.

But murder and extreme weather isn't all Olga has to deal with. Recalcitrant publishers, haunted police stations, and embarrassing online exposés combine to make this early winter a particularly challenging one - with the threat of a forced departure still looming as soon as the weather lifts. Can Olga find out who killed the Petroviches, secure the release of her book, exorcise the ghost, and save her job, all at the same time?

'The whole atmosphere of the village and the two main characters... are evoked with charm and panache A novel to treasure' A. N. Wilson

Praise for Death on the Trans-Siberian Express

'The book is an absolute delight, evocative equally of the frozen steppes, bad vodka and worse sausage, and full of larger than life characters. Olga Pushkin is an endearing protagonist, who is hopefully set for a series as long as the Trans Siberian Railway.' L C Tyler

'Written with a warmth that would thaw Siberia, this intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed with psychological depth and wonderfully-drawn characters. It also features the best hedgehog I've met in a novel.' Eleanor Ray

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristine on November 29, 2022

I’m not too sure about this book… It WAS charming and lovely, I really warmed up to the main character, Olga, but it also seemed to shoot a little past the mark. I felt like the characters were flat, some of the actions quite predictable (and so was the killer reveal) - and a little too much inside......more

Goodreads review by Becky on December 15, 2023

This is a DNF for me; I struggled to get to the 100 page mark. Although I loved the idea and was thrilled to read a female amateur detective in Siberia, I found Olga to be boring. Many of the author’s turns of phrases are poetic or just interesting. But too much of the story is packed with (imo) unn......more

Goodreads review by Karen on November 17, 2022

Blood on the Siberian Snow C J Farrington 5 stars What an atmospheric read I absolutely loved this book and read it in two days. It is set in Siberia and the coldness and hard life that the inhabitants live was incredible, I could almost feel the cold whilst reading this book. Olga Pushkin is a ra......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on November 14, 2022

I’m wondering where to begin with this book. It felt like a tough slog to get through but it wasn’t unenjoyable, in fact I grew to quite like Olga, Pasha and some of the other characters. I hadn’t read the first book in the series, not that it mattered. It alludes to it throughout but it doesn’t act......more

Goodreads review by ghostly_bookish on December 31, 2022

CAWPILE 7.14 Pleased to be back with these characters, Olga is a fascinating MC. I was thrilled to pick up the sequel so quickly and am eager to read any more in the series.......more