MALCOLM KNOX The First Friend. Reviewed by Ann Skea

MALCOLM KNOX The First Friend. Reviewed by Ann Skea

by | 12 Sep 2024 | Fiction | 0 comments

Malcolm Knox’s new novel satirises the brutal madness of the Soviet Union, focussing on Stalin’s notorious head of secret police, Beria. In the business of producing fiction, the novelist can never keep up with authoritarian political leaders. Such leaders offer an...