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A former Russian ballerina and a police photographer, destined to be lovers, seek to unfold the murder mystery of two women…

DARK EYES…Anya, an unwed mother of a mentally challenged child, meets Andrei, at a murder scene. They strive to unravel the murders of a hotel worker and a doll-seller with a link to diamond smuggling in Soviet Leningrad.

The offbeat couple, in jeopardy, are stalked by a vicious detective with possible involvement in the murders, and in a taut reversal, the hunted become the hunters.

My Review:

Wow. This novel contains characters of the time of Stalin. Life was hard for so many, and as I read, I felt like the trials and tribulations, the fear and the love, the entire gambit for this time in the 50s. Backstabbing and fights, cleverness in hiding diamonds, and willing to help others to safety.