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G.K. George is the nom de plume of Alfred J. Rieber. He has visited Russia many times and taught at Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania. He currently lives in Budapest where he teaches at the Central European University. The illustrator, George O. Linabury (deceased), lived and worked for an American oil company for seven years in Saudi Arabia. He was Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Western Connecticut State University.
MURDER IN MONTENEGRO: A Novel
G.K. GeorgeNew Academia Publishin/THESPRING, 2023
340 pages
ISBN 979-8-9875893-6-6 Paperback
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About the Author
G.K. George is the nom de plume of Alfred J. Rieber. He has visited Russia many times and taught at Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania. He currently lives in Budapest where he teaches at the Central European University. The illustrator, George O. Linabury (deceased), lived and worked for an American oil company for seven years in Saudi Arabia. He was Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Western Connecticut State University.
MURDER IN MONTENEGRO: ANovel
Murder in Montenegro is the fourth volume in a tetralogy of historical fiction that follows the investigations of Inspector Vasiliev and Sergeant Serov of the Moscow police into the plots to assassinate Alexander II, the pogroms in Kiev, and the Siberian exile system. This last volume combines history and fiction through breathless adventures in the Balkans, Western Europe, and Russia.
Praise
“Set during a fraught moment in European diplomacy at the close of the Russo-Turkish War, Murder in Montenegro transports readers to the nineteenth-century Balkans where Russian detective Vasili Vasiliev is investigating a gruesome beheading. Left unsolved, the murder might disrupt a fragile peace, as the Great Powers of Europe wrangle over Balkan territory at the Congress of Berlin. Amidst this backdrop of geopolitical rivalries, local ethnic conflicts, and a cast of colorful characters, Inspector Vasiliev summons his considerable investigative capabilities in an effort to crack the case. Author G. K. George (a.k.a. Alfred J. Rieber) is a master of historical fiction, and here once again he weaves a compelling tale of intrigue and mystery.” —David L. Hoffmann, Distinguished Professor of History, The Ohio State University
“Murder in Montenegro is a riveting tale of diplomatic intrigue, entangled histories, and love in the wake of the Russo-Turkish war. Featuring an ingenious Russian detective and his clever peasant sidekick, this brilliantly designed novel takes the reader from St. Petersburg to Sarajevo and beyond as detective Vasily Vasilevich Vasilev encounters a mountaineer’s blood vengeance while in pursuit of the murderer of a pan-Slavic hero.” —Lynne Viola, University, Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto