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Russian Resolution: thriller. romance, espionage (RR Collection) Paperback – February 4, 2015

by Patrick Taylor (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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EX DIPLOMAT/SPY, JAKE, FRAMED FOR MURDER ESCAPES FROM RUSSIA, BUT RETURNS RISKING HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS LOVER, TANYA, FROM THE CLUTCHES OF HIS KGB NEMESIS,BORIS. During the Cold War, Jake Kilgour, a married diplomat and spy, meets Tanya, an Intourist guide in a Novgorod restaurant where she asks him to dance. He is tempted, but refuses, because he believes it is a KGB trap. Continually drawn back to her, Jake is confused about her intentions as he is drawn deeper and deeper into the clutches of Boris a brutal KGB major, who hates Jake and lusts after Tanya. There can be only one winner out of the two suitors vying for her favours in their deadly struggle through the years from communism to capitalism. The novel is embedded in the cultural background of Russia and its tragedies. There are many twists, turns, deaths, betrayals, and despair before the unforeseen ending.
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    262 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 4, 2015
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1502733242
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1502733245
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Patrick's career includes: grave digger, lay preacher, hypnotist, Squadron Leader, Editor UK & NATO Russian Missile Handbooks, Technical Intelligence specialist, diplomat & attache British Embassy Moscow, Director of international companies, and Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow (Russian research). A fluent Russian speaker with almost forty years of experience of Russia, Patrick travelled widely throughout the Russia and other communist countries running projects in the Urals, Siberia, Armenia, Hungary, Romania, and East Berlin. During the transition from Communism to Capitalism he carried out UK Government funded projects to help budding Russian entrepreneurs. In 1989 he completed an Msc (Soviet Management) and in 2001 a PhD (Russian Entrepreneurs). Russian Resolution is the first in a collection of novels revealing the real Russians: generous, welcoming people traditionally ruled by an oppressive political systems enforced by secret police.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 3rd edition (February 4, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1502733242
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1502733245
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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Pat’s career includes: Grave digger, Lay preacher, Hypnotist, Squadron Leader, Editor UK & NATO Soviet Missile Handbooks, Technical Intelligence specialist, Diplomat & Attache British Embassy Moscow, and Director of international companies working in Russia and the Eastern Bloc.

A fluent Russian speaker with almost forty years of experience of Russia, Pat has travelled widely throughout Eastern European communist countries running projects in the Urals, Siberia, Armenia, Hungary, Romania, and East Berlin. During the transition from Communism to Capitalism he carried out UK Government funded projects to help budding Russian entrepreneurs.

In 1989 he completed an Msc (Soviet Management) and in 2001 a PhD (Russian Entrepreneurs). Subsequently, he was awarded a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship to carry out further research in Russia.

Russian Resolution is the first in a collection of novels revealing the real Russians: generous, welcoming people traditionally ruled by an oppressive political systems enforced by secret police.

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Nancy K
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2015
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Predictable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific read for all! You will not be able to put this book down until the very end!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014
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I enjoyed this book immensely and felt the author developed all of his characters with great passion and zeal. I particularly enjoyed how the authored used history throughout the book so it presented a realistic plot with charactor.
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Susan Lupack
4.0 out of 5 stars A really fun read. Lots of historical gems from someone who ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2014
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A really fun read. Lots of historical gems from someone who knows the place and time. You get a racing thriller and a historical tour. The villains are characterful and have a real full-bodied feel.
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Mr M J Thorpe
3.0 out of 5 stars part love story this is an ambitious tale spanning over sixty ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2014
Russian Resolution offers an intriguing insight into post Cold War Russia. Part thriller,part love story this is an ambitious tale spanning over sixty years. Throughout the book the reader's interest is piqued by the switch between distant and more recent events. As the narrative unfolds the relevance of each of these threads becomes apparent.
In his first novel Patrick Taylor has found an entertaining way to introduce us to the Russian psyche.
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Karen Glanfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty spy thriller with heart
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014
This is the kind of novel that doesn't come round very often. Spanning several decades it takes you through the Cold War to the present day, telling an expansive story that not only thrills but provides many new insights into a mysterious and often misunderstood country.

With all the ingredients of a classic spy thriller, it turns out to be much more. A story with depth and heart, there's intrigue, romance not to mention terrifying insights into the machinations of the Soviet authorities. Gritty history combined with numerous thrilling twists and turns makes this novel an impressive debut.

Highly recommended!
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A Karim
5.0 out of 5 stars A great and ambitious debut novel
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
An epic novel spanning decades. It's a richly woven tale set against the backdrop of Stalinsim and WW2 and the bleakness of the Cold War. A great and ambitious debut novel. The reader will learn a great deal as he/she turns the pages. And what a page turner it is.
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Cornelia Fuchs
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping love story full of suspense - a great thriller with ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014
A gripping love story full of suspense - a great thriller with multi-layered, heart-warming and chilling characters that left me wanting to read on and on. And gave me a lot of new and interesting insight into a country that nowadays seems once again very foreign to West-Europeans. A great read, highly recommended.
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Eurochick
5.0 out of 5 stars but I loved discovering more about the Cold War whilst devouring the ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2014
Not just a page turner but it taught me a few things too! Historical fiction isn't generally my thing, but I loved discovering more about the Cold War whilst devouring the pages in this romantic thriller. A great combination of genres with a hefty dose of romance too.
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OlgaZ
5.0 out of 5 stars The novel is certainly of the read-through-non-stop variety
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2014
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The novel is set in my birth town Veliky Novgorod and spans over almost 60 years and several generations. I love spy stories and this is certainly a good one! Inherently critical of outsiders writing about Russia I am pleased to say the novel is not a simple ‘tourist’ view of the country. The author’s experience of Russia is genuine and his love for the country and Veliky Novgorod is showing throughout the novel.

The author delicately weaves the narrative with rich historic details and family stories of the main characters. The threads of actual historic events and the horrors of the Second World War in the occupied part of Russia not only strengthen the story’s canvas but would grip your imagination. These elements as well as some remarkably constructed antagonists are great achievements of the author. These bad characters are absolutely believable and are quite scary. The protagonist is not the ‘knight in shining armour’ but a human with his flaws and weaknesses as well as intelligence and big heart. Some female characters perhaps could have been more multifaceted.

The novel is certainly of the read-through-non-stop variety, so I certainly recommend it!
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SL
3.0 out of 5 stars Mr Taylor obviously knows Russia like the back of his hand
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2016
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Mr Taylor obviously knows Russia like the back of his hand, no doubt due to his experience of both present-day Russia and the Soviet Union. This first novel is a good read; it has suspense, sex, history and crime mixed into a two-tier story based on one man's obsession with a beautiful Russian woman he saw just a couple of times and whom he pursues throughout the book, retracing the collapse of his loveless marriage, his unwitting involvement with a Mafia boss's thirst for revenge after an German atrocity committed during World War II, his suicidal descent into the abyss on believing he had been betrayed and abandoned.
The style is perhaps over-simple and would gain from being developed more, worked on from a literary point of view to include more similes, metaphors. However, given the complexity of the plot at times, this is perhaps not such a bad thing.
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Valerie Joan Bell
4.0 out of 5 stars A cracking good read - couldn't put it down all day until ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2014
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A cracking good read - couldn't put it down all day until I'd finished it, and it kept me guessing all the time. Couldn't believe it was a first novel. Hope the next one is as good.
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Mr M J Thorpe
3.0 out of 5 stars part love story this is an ambitious debut novel spanning over ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2014
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Russian Resolution offers an intriguing insight into Russia post Cold War. Part thriller, part love story this is an ambitious debut novel spanning over sixty years. Throughout the book the reader's interest is piqued by the switch between distant and more recent events. As the narrative unfolds the relevance of each of these threads becomes apparent.
In his first book Patrick Taylor has fond an entertaining way to introduce us to the Russian psyche.
Flick Thorpe
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Karen Glanfield
5.0 out of 5 stars A rare treat
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2014
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This is the kind of novel that doesn't come round very often. Spanning several decades it takes you through the Cold War to the present day, telling an expansive story that not only thrills but provides many new insights into a mysterious and often misunderstood country.

With all the ingredients of a classic spy thriller, it turns out to be so much more. A story with depth and heart, there's intrigue, unrequited love and truly terrifying insights into the machinations of the Soviet authorities and their methods, too.

It will stay with you for a long time. Highly recommended!
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