Siberian Light
Robien White1997

In post-Soviet Russia, corruption is rampant and murder common - but the savage murder of a "biznisman" shakes the town of Markovo to the core. For despite its vast area, Siberia has a small population and everyone's troubles touch everyone else.

Gregori Nowek, geologist-turned-mayor, is first told to investigate and then - when it seems that an American oil company might be involved - ordered to stop. But by now, even though the involvement of ecologist Anna Vereskaya, the one person he longs to believe innocent, Nowek cannot leave it alone...

Titre original : Siberian Light (1997)