Dead Meat (1993)

by Philip Kerr

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In St Petersburg, Grushko investigates the assassination of a leading journalist. He uncovers levels of brutality, deviousness and corruption that touch even his own department, and put him on a collision course with black marketeers and the mafia.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Philip Kerr	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bachstein, Julia	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kièfé, Laurence	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Moppes, Rob van	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Crime Writers' Association Awards (Shortlist – Gold/Silver Dagger – 1993)

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Dead Meat

Alternative titles

Grushko

Original publication date

1993

People/Characters

Yevgeni Ivanovich Grushko

Important places

St. Petersburg, Russia

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Related movies

Grushko (1994 | IMDb)

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For Jane

First words

A Russian can never resist stories, even the ones he tells to himself.

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Dead Meat was adapted for British television as Grushko. A subsequent edition was published with that title.

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English

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In St Petersburg, Grushko investigates the assassination of a leading journalist. He uncovers levels of brutality, deviousness and corruption that touch even his own department, and put him on a collision course with black marketeers and the mafia.

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