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    Finding Katarina M.

    Written by Elisabeth Elo

    Narrated by Lyssa Browne

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    Natalie March is a respected surgeon enjoying a busy life in Washington, D.C. As her demanding career has left little time for friends or romance, her deepest relationship is with her mother, Vera March, a Russian immigrant and MS patient confined to a rehab. Vera is still haunted by the fact that her Ukrainian parents were sent to the gulag, Stalin's notorious network of labor camps, when she was just a baby.

    All her life she has presumed that they perished there along with millions of other Russian citizens. Natalie would do anything to heal her mother's psychic pain: it's the one wound that she, a doctor, cannot mend. When a young Russian dancer named Saldana Tarasova comes to Natalie's office claiming to be her cousin, and providing details about her grandmother that no stranger could know, Natalie must face a surprising truth: her grandmother, Katarina Melnikova, is still very much alive. Natalie is thrilled to think that her Russian family is reaching out and that Vera may be able to reunite with her mother after so many years. In fact, Saldana has a darker motive for making contact.

    Suggesting that her family is in grave danger from Putin's government, she pleads for Natalie's help to defect. Unwilling to break the law, Natalie puts her off. Then the unthinkable happens, and Natalie finds herself drawn into a web of dangerous family secrets that will ultimately pit her against both the Russian FSB and people within the CIA.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateMar 19, 2019
    ISBN9781974955251
    Author

    Elisabeth Elo

    Elisabeth Elo is a bestselling author who has been published in six countries. A graduate from Brown University, her novel North of Boston was chosen by Booklist as a Best Crime Debut of the Year. Before she began writing fiction, she worked as a children's magazine editor, a high-tech project manager, and a halfway-house counselor. For more information, visit elisabethelo.com.

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    • 4/5
      Disappointing sophomore effort after the excellent North of Boston. Spy novel featuring Washington DC surgeon seeking her grandmother in Siberia. Filled with CIA (whose recruitment tactics and inactions are somewhat not believable) and gulag horrors, but partially redeemed by suspense and by interesting takes on indigenous people.
    • 5/5
      This is not just a book – it is an adventure!When Natalie March, an American physician, travels to Russia to keep a promise for her mother Vera, she has no idea what is in store for her. Vera has always been haunted by the disappearance of her Ukrainian mother Katarina Melnikova who was sent to a gulag when Vera was only a baby. It had been assumed that Katarina died. Natalie has no idea that she will get pulled into a spider web of dangerous family secrets, murder, and deception, dodging Soviet security and going head-to-head with the US’s CIA. Natalie goes to amazing (and often shocking) depths to reunite the threads of her family, testing her courage and determination time after time.I enjoyed reading of the day-to-day life in the remote parts of Siberia, along with the vivid images painted by Ms. Elo. The scenes with the Evenki people – the “Reindeer people” – were totally delightful. This had me off searching the internet for information and photos of the Evenki. Elo’s writing quickly pulled me into the story. Her description of the geography of Siberia is totally breath-taking. She also delivered a heart-stopping international intrigue storyline reminiscent of James Bond – 007. I never knew what to expect. At times quite staggering, this story of survival had me on the edge of my seat. I am purposely staying somewhat vague as I do not want to spoil any of the surprises in the story. Just be prepared for a WILD ride!It is beautifully simple writing, a style not often encountered today. First person narrative, told from only one character’s perspective, and only one timeline. What a relief from the two or three different perspectives with dual story lines. Truly masterful control of the story. Thank you to GoodReads and Polis Books for the advance reading copy to review. All opinions are my own.