The Lost Soldiers (1917)

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"The Kyiv Mysteries provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime." — The Atlantic "Though [ The Lost Soldiers ] is set more than a century ago, its parallels to conditions today are clear. A darkly comic mystery with deep roots in history." — Kirkus (starred review) "[ The Lost Soldiers is] excellent . . . Kurkov excels at capturing the profound political instability of war-torn Kyiv . . . This series continues to impress." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) In this riveting installment in the Kyiv Mysteries series, detective Samson investigates the sudden disappearance of a troop of Red Army soldiers from a bathhouse. Fresh from the case of the stolen heart, one that shattered his belief in the regime he works for, Samson Kolechko is confronted by a new mystery that borders on the impossible. A troop of Red Army soldiers has disappeared without a trace while visiting a