RYAN, William.
The Korolev Series: The Holy Thief, The Bloody Meadow, The Twelfth Department.
London: Mantle , 2010-2013.
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First Edition of Each Volume in the Korolev Series; all three volumes signed or inscribed by William Ryan
First editions of William Ryan’s atmospheric Stalinist-era crime trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher's cloth. The Holy Thief is signed on the title page in the year of publication, "William Ryan 7th May, 2010." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. The Bloody Meadow is lengthily signed in the year of publication with a quote from the book, "Korolev wasn't asleep when the knock at the door came... William Ryan 25/8/11." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket images by Yolande de Kort. The Twelfth Department is boldly signed on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket images by Stephen Mulcahey.
Set against the pervasive fear and surveillance of Stalinist Russia, William Ryan’s Korolev Series offers a compelling fusion of historical realism and crime fiction. Beginning with The Holy Thief, the series introduces a morally conflicted yet principled investigator whose search for justice unfolds within a system designed to suppress it. The Bloody Meadow deepens this exploration by intensifying the atmosphere of political menace and social claustrophobia that defined the period, while The Twelfth Department extends the narrative into the bureaucratic mechanisms of state control and repression. Across the trilogy, Ryan uses the conventions of detective fiction to interrogate questions of conscience, authority, and survival within one of the most oppressive political environments of the twentieth century.
The Korolev Series: The Holy Thief, The Bloody Meadow, The Twelfth Department.
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