“A thriller dipped in poison … Shares some of le Carré’s fascination with secret worlds and the nature of evil.”
The New York Times
“This collection features 12 Russian stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries … Some of the pieces here appear in English for the first time, and stories from notable Russian authors Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy are included.”
Library Journal