About the Book: The Red Moth A Big Satisfying Soviet-Era Thriller From The Master Of The Genre As this gripping action thriller opens it is the summer of 1941 and Russia has been invaded... As Hitlers forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger About the Book: The Red Moth A Big Satisfying Soviet-Era Thriller From The Master Of The Genre As this gripping action thriller opens it is the summer of 1941 and Russia has been invaded... As Hitlers forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger is the seemingly inconsequential painting of a hyalophoria cecropia, otherwise known as a red moth. Military Intelligence dismisses the picture as insignificant, but in the state of emergency Stalin suspects a German plot. He summons his old adversary, Inspector Pekkala - the elusive Finn who was once Tsar Nicholas IIs personal detective-to discover the real significance of this strange wartime cargo. As the storm gathers around them, Pekkala, together with his assistant from the shadowy Bureau of Special Operations, soon find themselves on the path of the most formidable art thieves in history. Those real target is a secret and prized possession of the Romanovs, once considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. But as the Soviet Union crumbles in the face of the advancing cataclysm, and the chaos of war is everywhere, Pekkala realizes that to protect the Tsars treasure he must break through enemy lines. His desperate mission is to outfox the German invaders, or face the wrath of Stalin himself. About the Author: Sam Eastland Sam Eastland is a pen name of Paul Watkins. He lives in the US and the UK. Eye of the Red Tsar, the first in the Inspector Pekkala series, was followed by The Red Coffin and Siberian Red. Reviews: Hugely enjoyable. - Guardian This is the fourth Pekkala book and possibly the best yet, the plot unfolding at a cracking pace and the attention to military detail immaculate. - shotsmag.co.uk A fine addition to the series. - Independent on Sunday