Kolymsky Heights
 First US edition cover | |
| Author | Lionel Davidson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller novel |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | Great Britain |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 315 pp |
| ISBN | 0-312-95661-4 |
| OCLC | 33253876 |
Kolymsky Heights is a thriller novel by Lionel Davidson.
Plot summary
A coded message is smuggled out of Russia, a plea for help from a supersecret laboratory deep in the frozen wastes of Siberia. The note is addressed to Johnny Porter, a Canadian Indian of the Gitxsan tribe with a genius for languages and disguises, and reluctantly he is forced to slip across the border on a rescue mission, the consequences of which he little imagines. The detailed picture of life in the Kolyma region and of the native peoples of the Russian Far East (such as the Evenks) and British Columbia (such as the Tsimshian) is impressive.
Critical opinion
Philip Pullman has said of the novel: "The best thriller I've ever read, and I've read plenty. A solidly researched and bone-chilling adventure in a savage setting, with a superb hero." [1]
Reviews
Chosen by Toby Young to discuss on BBC Radio 4's A Good Read with Harriet Gilbert and Sarah Vine [2] .
References
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