Moscow at midnight

This espionage novel is an old-school Russia thriller by Eastern Europe specialist Sally McGrane, full of suspense and clever twists. CIA agent Max Rushmore has his best days behind him. He has just been downgraded in his job due to rationalisation measures and is now supposed to arrange the estate of a dead person, Sonja Ostranova, on behalf of the CIA in Moscow. But while he is still struggling through piles of papers, he soon discovers some inconsistencies. Did the young woman really die a natural death? What role do the Russian authorities play in the disposal of nuclear waste? And why did Sonja secretly put aside a fabulous, blue shimmering diamond ring shortly before her death? Without an investigation order and without backing from the CIA, but with a lot of intuition Max follows his nose and goes as an ex-spi.