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Contains two novels, Kokainovyj Bljuz which is a translation of Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood, and Kolodec which is a translation of The Well by Elizabeth Jolley.
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Former Soviet Union,c
Eastern Europe,
Europe,:Soviet Writers' Union
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Kokainovyj bljuz
Cocaine Blues : A Phryne Fisher Mystery,
Ljudmila Kravcenko
(translator)
single work
novel
crime
mystery
'It's the end of the roaring twenties, and the exuberant and Honourable Phryne Fisher is dancing and gaming with gay abandon...Bored by the endless round of parties and in search of excitement, she sets her sights on a spot of detective work in Melbourne, Australia. And so mystery and the beautiful Russian dancer Sasha de Lisse appear in her life. From then on it's all cocaine and communism until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.' (Source: back cover, 1989 edition)
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Kolodec
The Well,
Ljudmila Kravcenko
(translator)
single work
novel
'Miss Hester Harper, middle-aged and eccentric, brings Katherine into her emotionally impoverished life. Together they sew, cook gourmet dishes for two, run the farm, make music and throw dirty dishes down the well. One night, driving along the deserted track that leads to the farm, they run into a mysterious creature. They heave the body from the roo bar and dump it into the farm's deep well. But the voice of the injured intruder will not be stilled and, most disturbing of all, the closer Katherine is drawn to the edge of the well, the farther away she gets from Hester.' (From the publisher's website.)
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