Dirigent z Petrohradu - Moskva noir 1 – Grebe Camilla (2014)

Moscow, 2003. The air is filled with the smell of low-octane gasoline, sweat, and plaster. Primitive, brutal, and full of promises. Just like all of Russia, at least as it seems to the Swede Tom Blixen, who works at a large investment bank in Moscow. Tom has been tasked with closing one of the largest deals in the bank's history. His client is a Russian oil company, led by the powerful and dangerous oligarch Romanov. Tom believes he can handle the bribery and brutal intimidation that are an integral part of doing business in Russia. It is only too late that he realizes how suspicious and dangerous the machinations he has gotten involved in are. Soon, he finds himself caught in a whirlwind of violence, where his closest friends lose their lives, and Tom embarks on a quest to find their killers. Unexpected help comes from Moscow prosecutor Sergei Skurov. All leads ultimately take him to the dangerous corridors of the Kremlin. During his investigation, Tom grows close to Moscow medical student Olga and her little daughter Ksenia. However, the fragile romantic relationship becomes a deadly threat for the young mother... The Conductor from St. Petersburg is a gripping crime thriller and a unique portrayal of Russia at the beginning of the 21st century, a time when, in a short period, there arose...