Volk's Shadow
A Novel

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

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

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

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

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