Breathless plot in an offbeat crime novel' - Le Monde At the age of fifty, Harry Willemer, a taxi driver, and his passenger, an ex-KGB agaent and wife of a Russian mafioso, take to road with four million dollars of Mafia money. In an atmosphere of intense paranoia The Russian Passenger follows their flight from the hitmen sent to recover the cash - and the girl. A gripping multifaceted thriller, this novel is not just about murder and big money, but is also a powerful evocation of the cruel history that binds Russia and Germany.'