When a body is found in a western Ukrainian ditch during the spring thaw, Homicide detective Valery Petrov knows it’s likely a case of drunken misadventure. But there’s something about the victim, his lovely wife and her young mechanic friend that keeps Petrov coming back with more questions. And it might not be answers he’s after.
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From award-winning author Howard Shrier comes a grim tale of betrayal and murder in a unique location: the western Ukrainian city of Kolomyia, where his maternal grandfather was born and raised.
In “When It Was Cold,” Shrier creates a richly detailed picture of a crime that erupts from a well of abuse and the detective who knows something is amiss. Critically acclaimed for his depth of character and masterful ear for dialogue, Shrier’s Valery Petrov is a very different hero — if he is one at all.
