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 · William Ryan sets his first novel, a detective thriller called “The Holy Thief,” in Stalin’s Russia. It’s , the time of the Great Terror, when no one was safe, from the man in the Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. The Holy Thief. A Novel. by William Ryan. X. Critics' Opinion: Readers' rating: Not Yet Rated. Published in USA Aug pages. The Holy Thief; By: William Ryan, W.C. Ryan; Narrated by: Seán Barrett; Series: Moscow Noir, Book 1 Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins.

The Holy Thief: A Novel (Captain Alexei Korolev Novels Book 1) - Kindle edition by Ryan, William. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Holy Thief: A Novel (Captain Alexei Korolev Novels Book 1). William Ryan. William Ryan was born in London in and attended Trinity College, Dublin. He practiced briefly as a barrister before completing his Masters in Creative Writing at St Andrews University. His work has appeared in the short story collection, Cool Britannia. He lives in London with his wife. This is his first novel. More Author. William Ryan is an Irish writer living in London. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and the University of St Andrews and worked as a lawyer before taking up writing full-time. His first novel, THE HOLY THIEF, was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year, The Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award, The CWA John Creasy New Blood.

'The Holy Thief' by William Ryan is a well-crafted book. The sense of time and place is superbly evoked; the reader can feel the cold, see the shabbiness and feel the fear. Ryan brilliantly captures the paranoia pervading all of Soviet society at this dark period in its history. With The Holy Thief, William Ryan joins Martin Cruz Smith (the Arkady Renko Series) and Tom Rob Smith (the Child 44 Trilogy), whose compelling crime novels have illuminated the dark recesses of the Soviet Union (or, later, Russia). William Ryan. William Ryan was born in London in and attended Trinity College, Dublin. He practiced briefly as a barrister before completing his Masters in Creative Writing at St Andrews University. His work has appeared in the short story collection, Cool Britannia. He lives in London with his wife. This is his first novel. More Author.