Standalone Sunday

Standalone Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by  Megan@bookslayerreads. Standalone Sunday was created to let others know about all the standalone books you have loved, but maybe don’t get the attention they need. Megan created the banner as well and anyone joining in can use it too. Why not check out her blog too

This week I’ve chosen Archangel by Robert Harris a fantastic thriller set in Russia.

When historian Fluke Kelso learns of the existence of a secret notebook belonging to Josef Stalin he is determined to track it down, whatever the consequences. From the violent political intrigue and decadence of modern Moscow he heads north – to the vast forests surrounding the White Sea port of Archangel, and a terrifying encounter with Russia’s unburied past.

 

This has got such a great plot with so many lots of twists and turns that I really didn’t know who to trust until the very end. All the characters were believable and the tension throughout really did keep the pace going. I felt like I’d actually been to Russia and really enjoyed the wonderful descriptions of the country. This really is a first class thriller with a very satisfying ending.