A Whisper to the Living: An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mystery: 16 (Inspector Rostnikov 16)

A Whisper to the Living continues the adventures (some would say trials and tribulations) of Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union. Rostnikov is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in crime fiction a sharp and caring policeman as well as the perfect tour guide to a changing (that is disintegrating) Russia. . This time Rostnikov and his team are searching for a serial killer who has claimed at least 40 victims. Theyre also handling the case of a missing boxer known as the Giant and two dead bodies who arent missing at all―the boxers wife and his sparring partner. And then there is the problem of protecting a visiting British journalist who is working on a story about a Moscow prostitution ring…and in doing so Rostnikov and his team uncover a chain of murders that lead to a source too high to be held accountable if the police want to keep their jobs. Or their lives.