It's impossible not to fall for Faith Zanetti.Sharp and hilarious--The Guardian (UK) Blundy's brilliant thriller provides sharp insights into the new Russia vs. the old Soviet Union...will leave American readers eager for more of Faith Zanetti's adventures--Publishers Weekly Thick with the icy atmosphere of the Russian winter, Blundy's prose vividly evokes Russia in the post-Soviet era, from the streets of Moscow to the Arctic tundra, and her characters are fully fleshed, flawed, and thoroughly human. This is a fine mystery.--Booklist...

DATELINE: Jerusalem. Foreign correspondent Faith Zanetti has her dream job: She lives in swanky overseas hotels, on somebody else's dime, and she's in nearly constant danger of being blown up. Bliss. What's the appeal? With enough sniper-fire, nobody counts your drinks or your inappropriate one-night stands. And with tomorrow's newspaper deadline always looming, there's never time to think about the lies you've told, the promises you've broken, the things you should have done differently. But when Faith's best friend and favorite drinking pal is murdered, there isn't enough vodka in Israel to blot out the pain she's spent a lifetime running from. In fact, there's only one possible response: Light a cigarette and go after the story. Smart, damaged and able to out-drink any man in the joint, Faith Zanetti could be a younger version of Prime Suspect's Inspector Jane Tennison, her toughness leavened with a gloriously cynical sense of humor....