Shadow Pass: A Novel of Suspense Audiobook

" This is a series worth pursuing. I enjoy Inspector Pekkala. The author does an excellent job of portraying him as jaded and compassionate simultaneously. I also like the setting and time period. Fascinating! "

" Really enjoy this series...Good plots and historical intrigue. "

" I really enjoy the chaos that our hero inspector Pekkala works amidst. Everyone's had a tough boss they've had to work for at some point, but I don't think it can get much worse than Stalin. Sam Eastland(who ever "he" is) has done a great job of balancing the gritty, minimalist, and brutal conditions of post Tsarist Russia with a variety of well played, entertaining, and empathetic characters. The fact that Pekkela often has to be more careful of his superiors than the criminals who want him out of the way offers twissting plot lines and makes this series a true original. "

" It was good, but the identity of the Killer was easy to pick up on, not the motive though so it was engaging nonetheless. "

" Pekkala, The Emerald Eye, is on the track of a murderer. Eastland hits a home run with the second in the series of books with Inspector Pekkala. The murder mystery seemed a bit shallow as I had the murder solved fairly quickly. However the description of pre WWII Russia was very well detailed and rich with the old, and well justified, Russian paranoia. A definite hit that leaves this reader looking for more from the author. "

" Solid historical fiction about Russia and the Soviet Union. "

" No as good as the first one, but I still enjoyed it. "

" This is a good follow up with a good storuline that holds you in its grip "

" Second in the Pekkala series. Perhaps the best of the three. "

" I liked the first one in the series better, but I still enjoyed this one. "

" Pekkala is a difficult character to get comfy with, even though we spend most ot the book inside his head. Kirov, his assistant, is the more complex and enjoyable character by far, but the setting in Stalinist Russia is the most interesting part of this series. "

" Superb background and colour and was gripped throughout "

" I am really loving this series. I can't wait for the next one because I want to learn more about this character. "

" I didn't like this one as much as the first, Eye of the Red Tsar. Please read my full review on my book review blog. (I hate to do that, really, but I already wrote it there, and don't want to write the same review twice.) "

" Inspector Pekkala investigates the death of a colonel engaged in a highly secret defence project, with the threat or war imminent. The complexities of life as an official in the 1930s USSR complicate things. "

" A VERY good read; definitely worth the wait. "

" I've read this book but it was called the red coffin, maybe its a US /UK thing? loved it, great follow up to the eye of the red tsar ! "

" This book helps prove the theory that sequels are never as good as the original. (Sequel to Eye of the Red Tsar) "