Retribution

6 hrs. 11 min.

Language Russian

Author Olivier Norek

Narrator Alexander Gorodisky

Description

Olivier Norek—formerly a humanitarian volunteer in French Guiana and in the former Yugoslavia, and later a police officer with eighteen years of service, possessing unique experience and a sober view of reality. He is also a noir star, compared to Jo Nesbø and Jean-Christophe Grangé, and the winner of several prestigious literary awards, including the Prix Maisons de la Presse, Prix du polar européen, Étoile du Parisien du meilleur polar, and others.

In his new novel “The Reckoning,” the former special forces operative Virgil Solal—a grief-stricken father who has lost his only child—declares war on a world that kills children for profit—killing everyone indiscriminately. To make the world better, in general, it takes little: persuading the leadership and shareholders of major corporations that you can’t thoughtlessly consume the planet’s resources for exorbitant earnings.

In his “teaching” work, Solal is willing to go all the way. He doesn’t hide; he understands what awaits him—yet believes he can’t do otherwise. He acts with cold-blooded clarity; his methods are highly unconventional. Sadly, there are victims—but still, the world pities him and gradually awakens with him.

Meanwhile, the police hunt for Solal—and for those he kidnapped…

First time in Russian!