»In short scenes and alternating in time and perspective, Filipenko draws the reader into the intrigue.«

»It all reads like a jauntily written piece of absurd theater. But it’s sinister because you can well imagine how close reality must be.«

»Hidden in-between lies great hope – the hope for better times. For the resilience of human dignity!«

»Sasha Filipenko’s brilliant new suspense novel about corruption […] He writes bestsellers on a high linguistic level. Clever, atmospherically compact, humorous.«

»If you’re after an accurate look on the current commotion in Russia, I recommend Sasha Filipenko’s latest novel.«

»Sasha Filipenko’s novel is a parabola on the failure of Perestroika and present-day Russia that goes straight to the heart.«

»In a nicely ironic way, the author Filipenko – who had to leave Russia and now lives in Switzerland – tells of chicanery in a provincial town.«

»A book full of dark humour, full of anecdotes and with a resolution that makes you realise: I didn’t anticipate that.«

»Sasha Filipenko’s extraordinary thriller The Shadow of an Open Door is a view into the abysses of Russian justice.«