Volks Shadow, Brent Ghelfi
Volks Shadow, Brent Ghelfi
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Volk's Shadow
A Novel

Author: Brent Ghelfi

Series: Volk #2

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/22/2008


Synopsis

The headquarters of an American oil company hemorrhages chemical-pink smoke into the Moscow night, the aftermath of an apparent terrorist attack. A Russian army captain carrying a priceless Fabergé egg and digital evidence of horrific wartime atrocities is murdered and relieved of both these prizes. And in the snowy mountains of southern Russia, a terrorist named Abreg—who once held Volk captive in a Chechen mud pit—hatches a plan to lure him back into his grasp.

Volk's Shadow finds Colonel Alexei Volkovoy—covert agent of the Russian army and major player in the Moscow underworld—once again struggling to stay afloat in the swirling currents of Russian political and economic intrigue. This time, however, he is without his sidekick and lover, the ethereal Valya Novaskaya. Aching for the soul mate he pushed away, Volk begins to doubt himself, becoming even more detached from the brutality of his actions. When he takes out his inner pain on the wrong man, he gains a powerful enemy in the highest reaches of the Kremlin, and only after he travels back to Chechnya to eliminate his old nemesis, Abreg, is Volk's debt finally repaid.

About Brent Ghelfi

Brent Ghelfi has served as a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals, been a partner in a Phoenix-headquartered law firm, and now owns and operates several businesses. His novels have been translated into seven languages and optioned for film. He has traveled extensively throughout Russia and now lives in Phoenix with his wife, a former prosecutor, and their two sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan on January 11, 2018

Ghelfi, who lived at the time this was written in Arizona, lists James Sallis in the Acknowledgements. Lucky guy to know Sallis well enough to get advice. The Volk books are not unique in featuring a Russian hero. Sam Eastland and Martin Cruz Smith, for examples, have mined this rich field, but Volk......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on July 28, 2008

After I read the first book in this series, "Volk's Game," I gave it to my brother. He loved it so much he went and bought this book, which he lent to me immediately upon finishing. I gave four stars to "Volk's Game" but only three to this book. Why? Volk, who appeared to be a flawed yet sympathetic......more

Goodreads review by John on December 19, 2014

Dark, violent and non stop! I really like this writing style, with all the doom and gloom "beautifully" portrayed, there is still an underlying hope. Always fleeting, but there. It is very violent, as I said, but it really does lend to the story. So if you are not into the violence, really, this is......more

Goodreads review by Ghost14 on March 15, 2011

Gives an insight into a distinguishably Russian conundrum of politics, human behavior, backdrop, etc. Took a while to read. But thats how it is recommended to be read ...in sporadic bursts, technically each chapter representing an episode of an action sitcom.......more

Goodreads review by Cathie on October 14, 2011

A suspense thriller based in Russia. It's all Hollywood likes blood, explosions, a love story. I liked how the book also had some history on the Chechen conflict as well. As well as the issues of the oil and what it's doing the Russian society. All in all a good book.......more