Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A.D. Miller's much-heralded debut introduces readers to Nick Platt, a British lawyer working in Russia at the turn of the twenty-first century. The only thing more enticing to Nick than a culture rife with money, corruption, and decadence is the promise of women- particularly the beautiful Masha. But when Nick starts putting his lust for Masha ahead of his business sense, a cascade of increasingly shady deals threatens to unravel both his finances and his relationship.