# The Case of the General's Thumb

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- Authors: [Andreï Kourkov](https://www.bookquiver.com/andrey-kurkov)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2009-05-07

## Description

When the corpse of a distinguished general and presidential adviser is found, attached to an advertising balloon, lieutenant Viktor Slutsky is sent in to investigate. Meanwhile, KGB officer Nik Tsensky arrives in Kiev for a secret mission. A larger-than-life hitman, bombs under furniture, a hearse, a deaf-and-dumb blonde, a tortoise and a parrot all play a part as Kurkov evokes a world of secret militia not seen before in Western fiction.

## Editions

### The Case of the General's Thumb

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9945-525-7
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2009-05-07
- Language: en_GB