State of Permafrost

By Edward Shane

USSR, 1977. In the remote, frozen expanse of the Far East, Detective Major Victor Vitus is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a local priest. As he follows the trail of a cunning and elusive suspect, Viktor is drawn into a labyrinth of secrets-those buried in the region's turbulent Soviet past, and those haunting his own hidden family history. Along the way, he meets Katya, the priest's daughter, whose quiet strength and grief awaken feelings in Viktor he believed long dead. As his pursuit of the killer intensifies, so does his inner turmoil, with memories and personal revelations bleeding into his investigation. In this atmospheric cat-and-mouse thriller, the icy landscape becomes a mirror to Viktor's unraveling psyche, where desire, guilt, and obsession blur the lines between justice and personal redemption.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMCJY3ZZ
• ISBN13: 9798291706725
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"