{"product_id":"hotel-melikov-hardcover","title":"Hotel Melikov - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] enjoyable comic fable . . .\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCitizen Orlov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We wouldn't mind at all if this turned out to be the start of a series.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eApple Books Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCitizen Orlov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] auspicious debut . . .\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Starred Review, on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCitizen Orlov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot every fishmonger can be a double agent.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturn to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe on the cusp of civil war. Enter once again Citizen Orlov, a former fishmonger who is now the Minister of Security for a government teetering on collapse. When tensions between the government and revolutionaries erupt, Orlov, hoping to escape the conflict and return to his normal life, is instead recruited by both sides to spy on the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith war raging around them, the new king and his ministers are whisked away for safety to the highest point in the kingdom, the convent at the peak of Mount Zhotrykaw. But all is not what it seems at the convent, including the nuns, and Orlov discovers a sinister plot that forces him to choose whose side he is on.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Payne is a British-American writer based in New York City. He holds a Master of Arts degree in novel writing from Middlesex University, London. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Orlov\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by CamCat Books in May 2023. Apple Books named it one of the Books of the Month. It won the 2024 IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Medal for Mystery\/Thriller and the 2024 IPPY Bronze Medal for Suspense\/Thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 5.51 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51999674466605,"sku":"9780744311808","price":28.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mZOGBxmJYR9780744311808.webp?v=1776570635","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/hotel-melikov-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}