The half life of Valery K : a novel

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Sent to a mysterious unnamed city in Soviet Russia, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov must serve out his prison sentence studying the effect of radiation on local animals and struggles to find answers about what is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town.

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City and town life Fiction

Prisoners Fiction

Radiation Fiction

Scientists Fiction

Secrecy Fiction

Soviet Union Fiction

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Historical fiction Novels Thrillers (Fiction)

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ISBN:

9781635573275

Description:

373 pages ; 25 cm

Control Number:

3156388

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