"Carner deftly mixes in the changing landscape of Russia with an emotional story about a woman coming to terms with her heritage."
South Florida Sun Sentinel "Action-packed, steamy and suspenseful."
Jerusalem Post "An eye-opening expose of life following the collapse of the Iron Curtain...Vividly drawn characters and taut suspense add up to a real-life dystopian page-turner of the ... Read moreun-put-downable variety."
Library Journal "Talia Carner sweeps us away along with her brave and determined heroine to an exotic and complex time and place, and keeps us riveted with the tension and dangers of international intrigue. A real page-turner!"
Tami Hoag, New York Times bestselling author of Cold Cold Heart "With the urgency of a thriller and the sharp, atmospheric lens of a great documentary, HOTEL MOSCOW hurls you into the vortex of the corrupt, outlaw world of the Soviet Union morphing into modern Russia. A fascinating and ultimately gripping read!"
Andrew Gross, New York Times-bestselling author of One Mile Under "HOTEL MOSCOW is bold and breathless. A smart story about a fearless New York woman who arrives in Russia with more baggage than she knows, it explores both the personal and the political with compelling prose, heartfelt insights and gripping action. An impressive achievement!"
Ellen Meister, author of Farewell, Dorothy Parker Praise for Jerusalem Maiden: "Talia Carner uses beautiful language, exquisite storytelling, and detailed research to transport the reader into the world of old Jerusalem...This is a book to savor and discuss."
Jewish Book World, on Jerusalem Maiden "A fascinating look at a little-known culture and time...Tuck JERUSALEM MAIDEN in your beach bag."
Minneapolis Star Tribune, on Jerusalem Maiden "A welcome glimpse into a little-understood world."
Kirkus Reviews, on Jerusalem Maiden "A gripping read. Rich with insight and detail, as well as drama and emotion...this book deftly explores a chapter in history that is little understood much less written about."
Rodney Barker, author of Dancing with the Devil: Sex, Espionage and the U.S. Marines "HOTEL MOSCOW is a tantalizing book full of corruption, extortion, and shocking treatment of women
and that is just the tip of the Russian iceberg. Talia Carner's engaging style draws you in with its powerful description of life in Russia twenty months after the fall of communism."
Deborah Rodriguez, author of The Kabul Beauty School "A heroine both glamorous and smart, hard-driving and compassionate, Brooke Fielding
American investment counselor and daughter of Holocaust survivors - travels through the looking glass of Russia, 1993, when the country was lurching toward capitalism, women were coming into their own, and danger lurked around every corner...Sweeping and suspenseful."
Roy Hoffman, author of the novels Chicken Dreaming Corn and Come Landfall "A finely-drawn tale of a country emerging from its dark Soviet past into a present overshadowed by a new kind of terror and lawless corruption... Will keep the reader mesmerized."
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