In the frozen soil of a Soviet mine, a secret refuses to stay buried.

Professor Alexander Kladen has learned to live quietly under the Soviet regime. But when his idealistic young student uncovers a mass grave, the past rises up with terrible force. Together with local militia officer Mihail Klasky, Alexander exhumes proof of atrocity -- women and children shot in the head, their bodies hidden for decades.

Moscow responds with silence, denial, and threats. Officials arrive to seize the evidence, branding the victims "Czarist troops," and Alexander is beaten when he resists. Yet one act of defiance remains: a handful of documents and photographs secretly preserved.

With this fragile thread, Alexander and his companions swear to pursue the truth. But in a system built on lies, how long can truth survive?

The Shadow of the Hawk is a Cold War espionage novel of conscience and betrayal, written in the tradition of John le Carré, Robert Harris, and Alan Furst. At once a political thriller and a haunting love story, it captures the struggle of one man caught between duty, memory, and the search for justice in a world where truth itself has become dangerous.

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• Crime, Thriller & MysteryThrillersHistorical
• Crime, Thriller & MysteryThrillersPolitical
• Crime, Thriller & MysteryThrillersEspionage

• Publication Date: July 29, 2015
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• Print Length: 296 Pages
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