The White Russian, Bradby - C+

         This is a historical novel set in St. Petersburg (Petrograd after WWI started) in the early days of 1917. Revolution is in the air and the empire is crumbling. Alexander Ruszky, the chief of homicide, tries to do his duty but is caught up in a mess that involves his adulterous wife who is carrying on with a Grand Duke, his brother, his dad, the assistant finance minister, a ballerina who he is in love with and the staff at Tsarskoe Selo.  It sheds very little light on the time and place.