Sam Eastland. Red Moth AnnotationAuthor: Sam Eastland Original language: English ContentsRussia1It was late at night2Outside Pekkala’s apartment3Earlier that day4As the Emka rolled beneath the archway5Although the Museum of the Kremlin6‘Who is this man, Inspector?’7Years ago, when Pekkala first started8How exactly did you9As they walked across the courtyard10Exhausted from his run11The door to Pekkala’s office burst open12It was after dark13The Emka skidded14Rifleman Stefanov breathed in sharply15On the ride back to Moscow16Now Pekkala settled17As moonlight glinted18Kirov and Pekkala19Having crossed20While Pekkala reported21‘Oh, it’s you again,’22Late that August afternoon23Later that day24In the Tsar’s Secret Service25‘Comrade Stalin,’ said Pekkala26Before going to see Kovalevsky27At that same moment28Walking up a flight29By the time their request30Pekkala arrived31In the course32With no idea how far he had to go33It was the middle of the night34Lieutenant Churikova35The sun was not yet up36Rather than return37After a three-hour flight38That morning39‘Stefanov!’40Kirov paced back and forth41Having left behind the town42By the time Kirov43Pekkala watched44People’s Commissar Bakhturin45With the fires46Following the instructions47Under the jaundiced eye48Kirov stood at attention49‘Engel!’50Wearily, Kirov trudged51We’re too late52‘Not again!’53With their nerves beginning to fray54On Stalin’s desk55‘What treasure?’56An hour later57In a tiny, windowless room58Kirov sat in his office59Less than an hour60One week later61The Amber Room: Timeline62
