The Moscow Code: A Foreign Affairs Mystery
Written by Nick Wilkshire
Narrated by Patrick Garrow
4/5
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About this audiobook
In Moscow, the truth can be a dangerous commodity.
Ottawa bureaucrat-turned-diplomat Charlie Hillier is back. Having barely survived his first posting in Havana, Charlie is eager to put what he learned there to good use. And it isn’t long before he's thrust into a fresh case — a technical writer from Toronto in a Moscow jail on dubious drug charges. Charlie has barely put a dent in the brick wall that is the Russian legal system when the jailed man turns up dead; the official explanation: suicide. And just when evidence to the contrary is discovered, the body is “accidentally” cremated by the authorities.
Undeterred by bureaucratic stonewalling and determined to help the victim’s sister get to the bottom of her brother’s death, Charlie follows the sparse clues available. But what he uncovers brings them both far too close to powers more dangerous than they could have imagined. Suddenly, getting at the truth is less important than getting out of Russia in one piece.
Nick Wilkshire
Nick Wilkshire is a lawyer and author of the Foreign Affairs Mystery series featuring consular officer and amateur sleuth Charlie Hillier. He lives in Ottawa.
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Escape to Havana: A Foreign Affairs Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Moscow Code: A Foreign Affairs Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This series is so much fun. The Moscow Code moves at a fast pace, takes place in a locale I was eager to learn more about, and has an interesting plot that is resolved effectively.My two favorite things about this series are the loveable but inept protagonist and the various settings of each book. As Nick Wilkshire writes, Charlie Hillier is “an unlikely hero… whose heart is in the right place even if his skills and judgment as a consular officer may leave a little to be desired.” As often as not, I am laughing at how Charlie manages to so completely bungle whatever he is investigating even going so far as losing his passport and his Blackberry (twice!) while stationed in Moscow. Even though he has questionable judgment, I am always cheering him on. The first book in the series took place in Cuba, and Nick Wilkshire did a fabulous job depicting the culture, architecture, and general “feel” of Cuba. The first half of The Moscow Code incorporates Moscow into the storyline in much the same was as Escape to Havana did for Cuba. Sadly, Charlie leaves for other destinations in the second half of The Moscow Code, and the cultural aspect of the book was eliminated. The third book takes place in Tokyo, and I am eager to learn more about life there and hope Charlie will remain in Tokyo for the entirety of the story.I recommend The Moscow Code (and Escape from Havana) for anyone who likes a good mystery with a unique protagonist. Thanks to Dundurn and NetGalley for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.