The Silver BoneThe Silver Bone

"A perplexing mystery introduces rookie detective Samson Kolechko in Kyiv as he is tackling his first case, set against real-life details of the tumultuous early 20th century. Kyiv, 1919. World War I has ended in Western Europe, but to the east, six factions continue to vie for control of Ukraine. Amidst the political turmoil, young Samson Kolechko is forced to place his engineering career on hold. But in the city of Kyiv everything remains up for grabs and new opportunities lurk just around the corner... When two Red Army soldiers commandeer Samson's home, his life is completely upended. But as Samson juggles his personal life -- including a budding romance with the ingenious Nadezhda, a statistician helping run the city's census -- with the soldiers' intrusion, he winds up overhearing their secret plans. Deciding to report them, Samson instead finds himself unwittingly recruited as an investigator for the city's new police force. His first case involves two murders, a long bone made of pure silver, and a suit of decidedly unusual proportions tailored from fine English cloth. The odds stacked against him, Samson turns to Nadezhda, who proves to be more than his match."--Dust jacket flap.