There are 16 books in the Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries series. The newest book is A Whisper to the Living which came out in 2010.

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Death of a Dissident

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The Victims

An unscrupulous cab driver. The killer's own frightened wife. Most troublesome of all, an outspoken dissident, watched closely by the KGB, whose trial had been set for the very next day.

The Weapons

A heavy iron-headed hammer. A rusty, antiquated sickle. And a broken vodka bottle.

The Cops…

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Black Knight in Red Square

Black Knight in Red Square
The Moscow Film Festival may lack Cannes' boats, bikinis, and gentle breezes, but it has nevertheless attracted scores of international actors, directors, and deal-makers. For some, the festival represents Moscow's re-emergence as a world-class city. But for a gang of zealots headed by a beautiful brunette, the festival represents a…

3
Red Chameleon

Red Chameleon
The trail leads to a high KGB official when Inspector Rostnikov of the Moscow Procurator's Office is assigned to the apparently minor murder case of an elderly Jew who was drowned in his bathtub

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A Fine Red Rain

A Fine Red Rain
Inspector Rostnikov, demoted for annoying the KGB, is assigned to the local Moscow police where he investigates several strange deaths at the circus

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A Cold Red Sunrise

A Cold Red Sunrise
Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov travels to Siberia to investigate a politically hot case that someone very powerful does not really want solved, but the dogged detective presses on despite the danger to himself

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The Man Who Walked Like a Bear

The Man Who Walked Like a Bear
Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov and his colleagues battle against a conspiracy to assassinate a politburo member, a bomb scare at Lenin's tomb, and abounding corruption

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Rostnikov's Vacation

Rostnikov's Vacation
When Soviet authorities force Inspector Rostnikov to take a vacation in Yalta so that they can plan his demotion, Rostnikov and his two associates, Karpo and Tkach, save his job, in addition to solving a robbery, a kidnapping, and a murder

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Death of a Russian Priest

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“Never miss a Kaminsky book, and be especially sure not to miss Death of a Russian Priest.” —Tony Hillerman, New York Times–bestselling author
 
In the darkest hours of communist rule, Father Merhum fought to protect the sanctity of the Orthodox Church. Now the Soviet Union is gone, but the bureaucracy…

9
Hard Currency

Hard Currency
When a former Russian advisor stands accused of murdering a female citizen in Cuba, Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is dispatched to the former Soviet Unions one-time ally on a criminal investigation-cum-diplomatic mission. With a watchful KGB agent on his tail Rostnikov must grapple with his cunning Cuban counterpart as well as…

10
Blood and Rubles

Blood and Rubles
"Rostnikov is quite simply the best cop to come out of the Soviet Union since Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko in Gorky Park."
--San Francisco Examiner
Crime in post-communist Russia has only gotten worse: rubles are scarce, blood, plentiful. In the eyes of Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov and his metropolitan police…

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Tarnished Icons

Tarnished Icons
"Rostnikov is quite simply the best cop to come out of the Soviet Union since Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko in Gorky Park."
--San Francisco Examiner

In the topsy-turvy world of post-communist Russia, Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov's work is never done. Three congregants from a local synagogue, gunned down in the…

12
The Dog Who Bit a Policeman

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As Russian mafia members begin to be the targets of a series of murders, Inspector Rostnikov investigates, but two undercover agents are closer to the truth as they try to determine who is behind an illegal dog fighting ring in Moscow

13
Fall of a Cosmonaut

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It was one of those days when Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov should have stayed in bed. After braving a ferocious storm, Rostnikov arrives inside the Petrovka headquarters only to find three very peculiar investigations waiting for him. First there's cosmonaut Tsimion Vladovka, whose last words on the space station Mir were…

14
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express

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Inside the Moscow Police Department, madness regins. Inspectors Karpo and Zelach enter the underground world of post-punk rock clubs searching for clues to the disappearance of an anti-Semitic rock star who happens to be the son of one of Moscow's most powerful Jewish citizens. Then there is the young woman,…

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People Who Walk in Darkness

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After a very long absence, Forge is delighted to be bringing back one of Edgar award winning Stuart Kaminsky’s best loved characters, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov. Rostnikov is a Russian bear of a man, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union Russia. Known as “The Washtub,” Rostnikov is…

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A Whisper to the Living

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A Whisper to the Living continues the adventures (some would say trials and tribulations) of Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union. Rostnikov is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well as the…