The Silver Bone

The first in a fine new series . . . Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre * New York Times *
Told with black humour and great narrative brio * The Sunday Times *
Witty and enjoyable, Boris Dralyuk's translation is playful and subtle . . . It promises rich storytelling in future instalments * Telegraph *
Translated from the Russian by poet Boris Dralyuk, Kurkov's prose is brisk but capacious, with a quiet flair . . . And though it is clear-eyed in its depiction of war's sheer senselessness, The Silver Bone has an unusual poetic lightness too * Financial Times *
A delightfully dark novel - refreshing, unique, comical * Historical Novel Society *
Original and intriguing. Relocates the historical crime novel somewhere between Kafka and The Twilight Zone -- Frank Tallis, author of the Liebermann Papers (Vienna Blood)
Rich and compulsive, a modern classic in the making -- Anna Bailey
A Kyiv torn to pieces by WWI provides the backdrop for this fascinating series launch . . . With its earthy prose and stunning attention to detail, this stands apart * Publishers Weekly *
Wildly enjoyable . . . A glorious aural portrait of a city in dangerous flux . . . I finished The Silver Bone wishing to read more * Guardian *
A masterpiece * The Lady *
A gripping historical thriller set in Kyiv in the aftermath of the Russian revolution . . . A book that has all the hallmarks of Kurkov at his best * New European *