Sam Eastland

As Hitler's forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger is the seemingly inconsequential painting of a hyalophoria cecropia, otherwise known as a red moth. Military Intelligence dismisses the picture as insignificant, but in the state of emergency Stalin suspects a German plot. He summons his old adversary, Inspector Pekkala - the elusive Finn who was once Tsar Nicholas II's personal detective - to discover the real significance of this strange wartime cargo. As the storm gathers around them, Pekkala, together with his assistant from the shadowy Bureau of Special Operations, soon find themselves on the path of the most formidable art thieves in history. Those real target is a secret and prized possession of the Romanovs, once considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. But as the Soviet Union crumbles in the face of the advancing cataclysm, and the chaos of war is everywhere, Pekkala realizes that to protect the Tsar's treasure he must break through enemy lines. His desperate mission is to outfox the German invaders, or face the wrath of Stalin himself.

Terrific . . . Pekkala makes an unusual, captivating hero.The TimesA perfect ploy for a thriller.Independent on SundayEastland writes with punch. MetroInspector Pekkala - known as the Emerald Eye - was the most famous detective in all Russia, and a favourite of the Tsar. Now, like millions of others, he is a prisoner in a Siberian gulag - as good as dead.But then he is summoned by Stalin himself to investigate a crime. His mission: to uncover the men who really killed the Tsar and his family, and to locate the Tsars treasure. The reward for success will be his freedom and the chance to re-unite with a woman he would have married if the Revolution had not torn them apart. The price of failure: death. Set against the backdrop of Stalins paranoid and brutal rule, Eye of the Red Tsar introduces a compelling new detective to fans of Robert Harris, David McCloskey and Lee Child. READERS LOVE EYE OF THE RED TSAR:I love these books. reader reviewExciting, thrilling, horrifying... in one word "amazing". reader reviewAnother triumph of attention grabbing suspense. reader reviewVery exciting, pacy narrative. Fascinating and authentic characters. Could not bear to put this book down and all I wanted to do then was read the next in the series. reader review

The Inspector Pekkala thrillers take place in the treacherous world of Stalins Russia. The main character, Inspector Pekkala, was the chief investigator of Tsar Nicholas. Dubber The Emerald Eye, his watchful gaze protected the Romanovs from internal and external threats to their security. When the Bolshevicks seized power and executed the Romanov family, Pekkala was thrown into the gulag. But when Russia comes under threat from an insurgent Nazi Germany, Stalin brings Pekkala back from his Siberian exile, appointing him the chief investigator of the red Tsar. As the threat of a Nazi invasion increases, Pekkala finds himself searching for the Romanovs lost gold, investigating the sabotage of Russias secret weapon, and attempting to rescue the Tsars amber treasures from Nazi looters.

A soldier returns from the frontline of battle to report that Pekkala's charred body has been found at the site of an ambush. But Stalin refuses to believe that the indomitable Pekkala is dead. On Stallin's orders, Pekkala's assistant Kirov travels deep into the forests of Western Russia, following a trail of clues to a wilderness where partisans wage a brutal campaign against the Nazi invaders. Unknown to Kirov, he is being led into a trap. A new enemy has emerged from the fog of war, more deadly than any Kirov or Pekkala have ever faced before. Pursuing the legend of a half-human creature, said to roam the landscape of this war within a war, each step brings Kirov closer to the truth about Pekkala's disappearance. Meanwhile, Pekkala's nemesis is also closing in for the kill.

Es la época del Gran Terror y el que fuera el detective más famoso de Rusia y favorito del zar cumple condena en un gulag. Ahora Stalin lo necesita. El éxito de la misión le permitirá recuperar la libertad; el fracaso lleva aparejada la muerte.El inspector Pekkala, en tiempos el agente secreto de confianza de los Romanov, es el prisionero 4745-P en un campo de concentracion en Siberia.Ahora el nuevo estado necesita de sus servicios. Tiene que encontrar a los asesinos de los Romanov, localizar al heredero que se rumorea que sigue con vida y ayudar a Stalin a dar el golpe de efecto internacional que ansia. En un pais de alianzas dificiles y traiciones letales, Pekkala debe volver al pasado donde una vez reino para seguir pistas que nadie ha podido descubrir. En el proceso se reencontrara con el hombre que lo traiciono y con la mujer a la que amo y perdio durante la Revolucion, y descubrira un secreto tan impactante que sacudira los cimientos del pais que ama.

In the midst of the fighting, two Russian soldiers seek refuge in the crypt of a German church. There, clutched in the hands of a skeleton priest, they find The Shepherd; a priceless icon thought to have been destroyed long ago. When news of its discovery reaches Moscow, Stalin calls upon his most trusted investigator, Inspector Pekkala, once a favorite of Tsar and known to all of Russia as The Emerald Eye. To unravel the secret of the icons past, Pekkala traces its last known whereabouts to a band of self-mutilating radicals known as The Skoptsy, who were hunted to extinction years by the Bolshevik Secret Police. Or so it was believed. As Pekkala soon learns, the last survivors of this brutal sect have clung to life in the shadowy forests of Siberia. With the reappearance of the icon, they have returned to claim the treasure they say belongs to them alone, bringing with them a new and terrible weapon to unleash upon the Russian people. Unless the Emerald Eye can stop them.

A soldier returns from the frontline of battle to report that Pekkalas charred body has been found at the site of an ambush. But Stalin refuses to believe that the indomitable Pekkala is dead.On Stalins orders, Pekkalas assistant Kirov travels deep into the forests of Western Russia, following a trail of clues to a wilderness where partisans wage a brutal campaign against the Nazi invaders.Unknown to Kirov, he is being led into a trap.A new enemy has emerged from the fog of war, more deadly than any Kirov or Pekkala have ever faced before. Pursuing the legend of a half-human creature, said to roam the landscape of this war within a war, each step brings Kirov closer to the truth about Pekkalas disappearance. Meanwhile, Pekkalas nemesis is also closing in for the kill.

A damned good thriller. reader reviewPekkala makes an unusual, captivating hero.The TimesEastland writes with punch. MetroSeptember 1939: the second world war has begun. But as the fighting rages in Poland, Stalin cannot forget his long-held obsession with Tsar Nicholas IIs missing treasure. When an informant claiming to know the whereabouts of the man who hid that treasure is knifed to death in Siberia, Stalin demands Inspector Pekkala to solve the murder.But to fulfil his mission, Pekkala must return to Borodok, the notorious Gulag where he was held captive for so many years - and pose as the prisoner he once was. Stalin is pressuring him to find the truth quickly - but will returning to the nightmares of his past prove one challenge too far for Pekkala?READERS LOVE THE INSPECTOR PEKKALA SERIES:I love these books. reader reviewLike the Jack Reacher of Soviet Russia. He is tough, strong, shrewd, super-honest, intelligent, and doesnt miss a trick. reader reviewVery exciting, pacy narrative. Fascinating and authentic characters. Could not bear to put this book down and all I wanted to do then was read the next in the series. reader review

The year is 1949. In the bombed-out ruins of Cologne, Hanno Dasch is king. Director of the most successful black market operation in post-war Germany, Dasch has kept his clients supplied with goods so extravagant and rare that they were almost impossible to find even at the height of Germanys conquests. Nobody but Dasch, his enigmatic daughter and the war criminal he keeps as his bodyguard know how he does it. None of this has escaped the attention of Allied Intelligence, who face not only the systemic corruption of a country where everything is in short supply, but the growing threat of Stalins KGB. Fearing that Dasch will soon expand his business to include dealings with Russia, and invite the further meddling of Russian agents in the west, the CIA sets in motion an undercover operation to infiltrate and, ultimately, destroy Daschs empire. A disgraced American Army officer, Nathan Carter, is recruited to approach Dasch and to ingratiate himself with promises of stolen army supplies. As Carter moves further and further into the labyrinth of Daschs world, it soon becomes clear that the black market ring has already been compromised, but by someone even more dangerous than the Russians. Carter stumbles upon a counterfeiting ring, with whom Dasch has unwittingly gone into business, which seems to have been created with the sole purpose of destroying the Soviet economy, something it could easily do with the superlative quality of the forged bills it is producing. With Carter caught in the middle, and facing the danger that his cover might be blown at any moment, a race begins between the Russian and American spy agencies to uncover who is responsible, before the situation escalates to war.

As Hitlers forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger is the seemingly inconsequential painting of a hyalophoria cecropia, otherwise known as a red moth. Military Intelligence dismisses the picture as insignificant, but in the state of emergency Stalin suspects a German plot. He summons his old adversary, Inspector Pekkala - the elusive Finn who was once Tsar Nicholas IIs personal detective - to discover the real significance of this strange wartime cargo.As the storm gathers around them, Pekkala, together with his assistant from the shadowy Bureau of Special Operations, soon find themselves on the path of the most formidable art thieves in history. Those real target is a secret and prized possession of the Romanovs, once considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. But as the Soviet Union crumbles in the face of the advancing cataclysm, and the chaos of war is everywhere, Pekkala realizes that to protect the Tsars treasure he must break through enemy lines. His desperate mission is to outfox the German invaders, or face the wrath of Stalin himself.

Es la época del Gran Terror y el que fuera el detective más famoso de Rusia y favorito del zar cumple condena en un gulag. Ahora Stalin lo necesita. El éxito de la misión le permitirá recuperar la libertad; el fracaso lleva aparejada la muerte.El inspector Pekkala, en tiempos el agente secreto de confianza de los Romanov, es el prisionero 4745-P en un campo de concentracion en Siberia.Ahora el nuevo estado necesita de sus servicios. Tiene que encontrar a los asesinos de los Romanov, localizar al heredero que se rumorea que sigue con vida y ayudar a Stalin a dar el golpe de efecto internacional que ansia. En un pais de alianzas dificiles y traiciones letales, Pekkala debe volver al pasado donde una vez reino para seguir pistas que nadie ha podido descubrir. En el proceso se reencontrara con el hombre que lo traiciono y con la mujer a la que amo y perdio durante la Revolucion, y descubrira un secreto tan impactante que sacudira los cimientos del pais que ama.