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The Riddle of the Trees
Hardcover
Publisher: Koehler Books
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 302
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Perlman displays a level of confidence and craft that's rare in first novels; the structure and pacing are near-perfect . . . An intimate, emotionally rich debut novel with a high-stakes espionage plot. -Kirkus Reviews (Verdict: Get it)
Layered debut thriller . . . Crisp Eastern European thriller explores political resistance on a human scale. -BookLife Editor's Pick by Publisher's Weekly
Marc Perlman has a distinctive voice, and its value shows. -Lawrence Cunningham, author of the no. 1 international bestseller The Essays of Warren Buffett
At the same time that a physicist is murdered in a Belarusian forest by a KGB agent, American Jack Miller boards a flight to Eastern Europe, where he hopes to learn what caused an enduring rift between his Holocaust-surviving father and grandfather. All the while, he is unaware that his life will soon be entwined with that of the dead man.
In Minsk, Jack quickly falls for Anna, his beautiful Belarusian guide, and learns the gnawing fear of living in a police state. Spurred by revelations about his family, Jack follows Anna on a reckless mission into the Belavezskaya Forest, where they witness events that could change the course of history.
With the KGB nipping at his heels and summoning courage he never knew he had, Jack agrees to smuggle the newfound information across the border. But, on the sand dunes of the Curonian Spit, he must make a choice: save the woman he loves or save the world from disaster . . .
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