Fresh from case of the stolen heart, one that shattered his belief in the regime he works for, Samson Kolechko is confronted with a mystery that borders on the impossible. How could a squad of Red Army soldiers have disappeared from the Galician bathhouse, leaving only their boots and their uniforms as evidence they ever existed?<\/p>\n
Faced with such a fantastical conundrum, Samson resorts to fantastical investigation method: stitching his operative severed ear into a bathhouse worker’s jacket, he is able to eavesdrop on his every move. But he discovers far more than he bargained for, uncovering human remains in the stoves and the presence of a sinister religious cult in the city.<\/p>\n
With his quick-witted new wife Nadezhda at his side, Samson must not only solve the case but navigate the political turmoil that still grips Kyiv as civil war looms and trust between neighbours and comrades is eroded day by day.<\/p>\n
In this third volume, Andrey Kurkov, Ukraine’s greatest living novelist, and a true master of absurd storytelling, vividly depicts a city filled with political turbulence and eccentric characters – and draws playful parallels with the present day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Secure a signed indie hardback copy of The Lost Soldiers<\/em> by Andrey Kurkov, available now. This gripping and darkly inventive mystery sees Samson Kolechko faced with an impossible case, blending historical intrigue with unsettling twists. A standout addition to the Kyiv Mysteries series, signed copies are expected to be highly sought after.<\/p>\n Publication date: 6 April 2026<\/strong>. Supplied by an independent UK bookshop and carefully packaged to protect collectible condition.<\/p>\n Fresh from case of the stolen heart, one that shattered his belief in the regime he works for, Samson Kolechko is confronted with a mystery that borders on the impossible. How could a squad of Red Army soldiers have disappeared from the Galician bathhouse, leaving only their boots and their uniforms as evidence they ever existed?Faced with such a fantastical conundrum, Samson resorts to fantastical investigation method: stitching his operative severed ear into a bathhouse worker’s jacket, he is able to eavesdrop on his every move. But he discovers far more than he bargained for, uncovering human remains in the stoves and the presence of a sinister religious cult in the city. With his quick-witted new wife Nadezhda at his side, Samson must not only solve the case but navigate the political turmoil that still grips Kyiv as civil war looms and trust between neighbours and comrades is eroded day by day. In this third volume, Andrey Kurkov,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[216,26102,16450],"product_tag":[26816,328,531,26830],"class_list":{"0":"post-113066","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-fiction-hardback","6":"product_cat-signed-and-special-editions","7":"product_cat-website-home-page-carousel","8":"product_tag-crime-mystery-fiction","9":"product_tag-fiction-in-translation","10":"product_tag-historical-mysteries","11":"product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","12":"pa_book_author-kurkov-andrey","13":"pa_cover-hardback","14":"pa_imprint-maclehose-press","15":"pa_language-english","16":"pa_pages-8634","17":"pa_publisher-maclehose-press","18":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","20":"first","21":"instock","22":"sale","23":"sold-individually","24":"taxable","25":"shipping-taxable","26":"purchasable","27":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n