Moscow Nights

by Ellen Crosby

Book

328 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2001

About the author

Ellen Crosby is the author of the Virginia wine country mysteries, the Sophie Medina mysteries, and MOSCOW NIGHTS, a standalone. DEEDS LEFT UNDONE, her 13th wine country mystery, will be out on August 5, 2025 in hardcover, as an ebook, and as an audio book from Tantor Media. Previously she was a freelance reporter for The Washington Post, Moscow correspondent for ABC Radio News, and an economist at the US Senate. She lives in the Washington, DC suburbs of northern Virginia after living overseas for many years and is currently busy writing the 14th wine country mystery which will be out in 2026. More at www.ellencrosby.com.

Reviews

[Lynn Neilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a fan of the Wine Country Mysteries and have read them all. When checking for anything else by Ellen Crosby, came across this. It is a really, really good read, suspenseful, a pretty good glimpse of Moscow, and, most always, a book you don't want to put down. There are two other Ellen Crosby's that are not part of the Wine Country series that are equally compelling. Absolutely recommend this one to anyone who enjoys mystery with suspense that is neither grisly nor nightmare making, just continually engaging.

[Jan Simone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was fun to read because I lived in Moscow in the 90s. Spot on atmospherics and detail!

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve read her collection of wine series, which I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. It took me a while to get into Moscow Nights. After the the first few chapters, I started to enjoy the book.

[Barbara VA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ellen Crosby is a fun writer. I have read and enjoyed all of her Virginia Wine books (6). This past year she wrote a different kind of story based on her life before she settled in Virginia. I heard her speak about her book and the writing of her very first novel. This is Moscow Nights and I just finished it.

I actually rate this a 3.5 because I see so much potential in writer. The idea of the story was awesome, stolen art treasures from WWII, a fun topic after reading and watching Museum Men this past summer! The story takes place in Moscow and involves a group of news correspondents in the city pre wall coming don. Crosby knows Moscow, this is so vivid, she knows the people and how things work, weather, travel, housing, foods - she writes it passionately and I loved all of that. I thought that there were maybe too many characters and a sub plot, involving her family that seemed too much for this book, but may have crossover for future stories that were not written.

I will be moving on to the newest book!

[Ami · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a tough one to get your hands on. It was published in England, but it is a great read.

[Suzanne Smart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, but liked her wine series better. This was her first novel, and good for a first novel!