Rough Beast (an Ivan Duvakin Novel) by Anthony Olcott - 1992

Scribner, 1992-06-30. Board book. Used: Good.

New York: Scribner, 1992. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine+/Near Fine+.

New York. 1992. Scribner's. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684194066. 245 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Bohdan Osyczka. keywords: Mystery Russia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Transitional chaos throughout the former Soviet Union gives rise to narrative confusion in this disappointing tale of intrigue, set amid the oil fields of Kazakhstan. Shortly after the brutal robbery and murder of his wife, Ivan Duvakin leaves Moscow for the barren desert of Novii Uzen on assignment for the Russian minister of energy. A conspicuous foreigner sent to topple the city's powerful boss, Duvakin finds himself in a precarious, dangerous position: the breakup of the union has led to a deadly power struggle for control of the region's oil, and Duvakin's predecessor has been murdered. Duvakin tiresomely bluffs his way through the novel, trying unsuccessfully to figure out what he should do and why he was sent. Aside from some clever similes, Olcott ( Murder at the Red October ) writes… Read More

New York, ET AL: Charles Scribner's Sons/Maxwell MacMillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1992. First Printing. Hardcover. 0684194066 . DJ is lightly rubbed. .

Scribner, 1992. Board book. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1992 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, some soiling to top page edge, minor rubbing to dj.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. White-hot novel of murder, drugs, and revenge that illuminates the historic political and social upheavals at the heart of Russian life. "A Russianness which is unrelenting, nearly palpable, irresistible."--Washington Post. Book is the third Ivan Duvakin novel. A very attractive book with a minute scratch near back hinge of DJ that does not diminish the book's high quality. Book appears UNREAD. Keywords: OLCOTT DUVAKIN IVAN SOVIET UNION MYSTERY DETECTIVE KAZAKHSTAN TEENAGED STEPDAUGHTER LABOR LEADER NARCOTICS

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Review copy with publisher's material laid in.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.