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‘The later Renko novels are stark, spare and beautiful, like
trees in winter. Martin Cruz Smith does more on a page than most
writers manage in a chapter. He is unique and irreplaceable’ MICK
HERRON ARKADY RENKO IS BACK . . . Â Renko has been confined
to a desk job by his superiors to keep him out of the way. Although
he’s more disillusioned with policing and the general state of
Russia than ever, he feels an odd sense of hope. A rebellion is
bubbling in the country, with new values butting heads against
old-school regimes. People want change and politician Leonid
Lebedev could be the man to do it. Â When Karina, a staunch
supporter of Lebedev and member of the Forum, goes missing, Renko
is asked by her father to find her. Soon after his investigation
begins, Alex, a close friend of Arkady’s son, is found dead. He
was also a member of the Forum. Â The night before his
murder, Alex sent Arkady a cryptic message, simply containing three
pictures of Russian writers. The link between the pictures is
there, if only Renko could see it. Â But Arkady has just been
diagnosed with Parkinson’s and the physical and psychological
effects of the disease are taking their toll. This time, he must
fight more than the impenetrable Russian regime to get answers –
he will need to fight himself. PRAISE FOR MARTIN CRUZ SMITH:
‘Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who
made thrillers literary’ Guardian ‘One of those writers that
anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect
bordering on awe’ Val McDermid ‘Martin Cruz Smith writes
with an immediacy, depth and lightness of touch that is rare in its
combination, and impossible to resist . . . Independence Square is
no exception, and further crystallises Cruz Smith as one of the
finest writers of our age’ Charlotte Philby ​ ‘The
undisputed master of the political crime thriller’ Abir Mukherjee
'A moving portrayal of struggle against political and personal
tides' New York Times
A passenger train hurtling through the night. An unwed teenage
mother headed to Moscow to seek a new life. A cruel-hearted soldier
looking furtively, forcibly, for sex. An infant disappearing
without a trace.
So begins Martin Cruz Smith's masterful "Three Stations," a
suspenseful, intricately constructed novel featuring Investigator
Arkady Renko. For the last three decades, beginning with the
trailblazing "Gorky Park," Renko (and Smith) have captivated
readers with detective tales set in Russia. Renko is the ironic,
brilliantly observant cop who finds solutions to heinous crimes
when other lawmen refuse to even acknowledge that crimes have
occurred. He uses his biting humor and intuitive leaps to fight not
only wrongdoers but the corrupt state apparatus as well.
In "Three Stations," Renko's skills are put to their most severe
test. Though he has been technically suspended from the
prosecutor's office for once again turning up unpleasant truths, he
strives to solve a last case: the death of an elegant young woman
whose body is found in a construction trailer on the perimeter of
Moscow's main rail hub. It looks like a simple drug overdose to
everyone--except to Renko, whose examination of the crime scene
turns up some inexplicable clues, most notably an invitation to
Russia's premier charity ball, the billionaires' Nijinksy Fair.
Thus a sordid death becomes interwoven with the lifestyles of
Moscow's rich and famous, many of whom are clinging to their cash
in the face of Putin's crackdown on the very oligarchs who placed
him in power.
Renko uncovers a web of death, money, madness and a kidnapping that
threatens the woman he is coming to love and the lives of children
he is desperate to protect. In "Three Stations," Smith produces a
complex and haunting vision of an emergent Russia's secret
underclass of street urchins, greedy thugs and a bureaucracy still
paralyzed by power and fear.
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A Moscow detective is sent to Chernobyl for a frightening case in
the most spectacular entry yet in Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko
series.In his groundbreaking Gorky Park, Martin Cruz Smith created
an iconic detective of contemporary fiction. Quietly subversive,
brilliantly analytical, and haunted by melancholy, Arkady Renko
survived, barely, the journey from the Soviet Union to the New
Russia, only to find his transformed nation just as obsessed with
corruption and brutality as was the old Communist dictatorship. In
Wolves Eat Dogs, Renko returns for his most enigmatic and baffling
case yet: the death of one of Russia's new billionaires, which
leads him to Chernobyl and the Zone of Exclusion--closed to the
world since 1986's nuclear disaster. It is still aglow with
radioactivity, now inhabited only by the militia, shady scavengers,
a few reckless scientists, and some elderly peasants who refuse to
relocate. Renko's journey to this ghostly netherworld, the crimes
he uncovers there, and the secrets they reveal about the New Russia
make for an unforgettable adventure.
Martin Cruz Smith's "masterful" ("USA TODAY") and "irresistible"
("People") "New York Times" bestseller and "Washington Post"
notable book of the year: Arkady Renko must connect the dots among
a Russian journalist's mysterious death, corrupt politicians,
murderous gangsters, and brazen bureaucrats.
Arkady Renko, one of the iconic investigators of contemporary
fiction, has survived the cultural journey from the Soviet Union to
the New Russia, only to find the nation as obsessed with secrecy
and brutality as was the old Communist dictatorship. In "Tatiana,"
the melancholy hero unravels a mystery as complex and dangerous as
modern Russia itself.
The reporter Tatiana Petrovna falls to her death from a sixth-floor
window in Moscow the same week that a mob billionaire is shot and
buried with the trappings due a lord. The trail leads to
Kaliningrad, a Cold War "secret city" that is separated by hundreds
of miles from the rest of Russia. The more Arkady delves into
Tatiana's past, the more she leads him into a surreal world of
wandering sand dunes, abandoned children, and a notebook written in
the personal code of a dead translator. Finally, in a lethal race
to uncover what the translator knew, Renko makes a startling
discovery that draws him still deeper into Tatiana's past--and,
paradoxically, into Russia's future, where bulletproof cars, poets,
corruption of the Baltic Fleet, and a butcher for hire combine to
give Kaliningrad the "distinction" of having the highest crime rate
in Russia.
More than a mystery, "Tatiana" is Martin Cruz Smith's most
ambitious and politically daring novel since "Gorky Park." It is a
story rich in character, black humor, and romance, with an insight
that is the hallmark of a writer "The" "New York Times" has called
"endlessly entertaining and deeply serious... not merely] our best
writer of suspense, but of one of our best writers, period."
‘The later Renko novels are stark, spare and beautiful, like
trees in winter. Martin Cruz Smith does more on a page than most
writers manage in a chapter. He is unique and irreplaceable’ MICK
HERRON ARKADY RENKO IS BACK . . . Â Renko has been confined
to a desk job by his superiors to keep him out of the way. Although
he’s more disillusioned with policing and the general state of
Russia than ever, he feels an odd sense of hope. A rebellion is
bubbling in the country, with new values butting heads against
old-school regimes. People want change and politician Leonid
Lebedev could be the man to do it. Â When Karina, a staunch
supporter of Lebedev and member of the Forum, goes missing, Renko
is asked by her father to find her. Soon after his investigation
begins, Alex, a close friend of Arkady’s son, is found dead. He
was also a member of the Forum. Â The night before his
murder, Alex sent Arkady a cryptic message, simply containing three
pictures of Russian writers. The link between the pictures is
there, if only Renko could see it. Â But Arkady has just been
diagnosed with Parkinson’s and the physical and psychological
effects of the disease are taking their toll. This time, he must
fight more than the impenetrable Russian regime to get answers –
he will need to fight himself. PRAISE FOR MARTIN CRUZ SMITH:
‘Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who
made thrillers literary’ Guardian ‘One of those writers that
anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect
bordering on awe’ Val McDermid ‘Martin Cruz Smith writes
with an immediacy, depth and lightness of touch that is rare in its
combination, and impossible to resist . . . Independence Square is
no exception, and further crystallises Cruz Smith as one of the
finest writers of our age’ Charlotte Philby ​ ‘The
undisputed master of the political crime thriller’ Abir Mukherjee
‘Cruz Smith’s most powerful and engaging novel since Gorky
Park’ Paul Burke, CrimeTime FM
'Forty years ago, Gorky Park established a new high-water mark for
the thriller. It has yet to be surpassed' Mick Herron 'One of the
greatest detective novels of the 1980s' Adrian McKinty SOME CRIMES
REFUSE TO BE FORGOTTEN It begins with a triple murder in a Moscow
amusement park: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and
fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is
cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the
victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and the
New York City police as he pursues a rich and ruthless American fur
dealer. Meanwhile, Renko falls in love with a beautiful, headstrong
dissident for whom he may risk everything . . . READ THE NOVEL THAT
INSPIRED A GENERATION 'One of the seminal books in the canon of
crime fiction' Abir Mukherjee 'Gorky Park remains a dazzling and
incisive portrait of a terrifying political regime' Kate Rhodes 'A
rich sumptuous feast of a novel, the sort of book you want to
immerse yourself in' Russ Thomas 'A sumptuous and chilling
depiction of life and lies in the Soviet Union' Rory Clements
'Gorky Park was my first real introduction to the immense
possibilities of the crime novel as work that truly transcends its
genre' Jacob Ross 'An urgent, contemporary game changer forty years
ago, now a historical classic' Martyn Waites 'One of the greatest
crime novels ever written' Tim Baker 'A timeless thriller . . .
Cruz-Smith delivers an absolute masterclass in tension' Caz Frear
'A true masterpiece' Rod Reynolds 'Simply, why the thriller genre
must exist. Brilliant' Chris Hauty 'Martin Cruz Smith is the master
and Gorky Park is his masterpiece' William Ryan
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Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN
DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international
thriller' (New York Times) - available to order now! THE NOVEL THAT
STARTED IT ALL - ARKADY RENKO NOVEL #1 'One of those writers that
anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect
bordering on awe' Val McDermid 'Makes tension rise through the page
like a shark's fin' Independent *** Three bodies found frozen in
the snow. And the hunt for the killer begins... It begins with a
triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found
frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide
investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and
cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the
victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and the
New York City police as he pursues a rich, ruthless, and
well-connected American fur dealer. Meanwhile, Renko is falling in
love with a beautiful, headstrong dissident for whom he may risk
everything. A wonderfully textured, vivid look behind the Iron
Curtain, Gorky Park is a tense, atmospheric, and memorable crime
story. Praise for Martin Cruz Smith 'The story drips with
atmosphere and authenticity - a literary triumph' David Young,
bestselling author of Stasi Child 'One of those writers that anyone
who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on
awe' Val McDermid 'Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from
Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant
danger. I loved it' Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation 'Smith
not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift
for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream'
Mail on Sunday 'Smith was among the first of a new generation of
writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian 'Brilliantly worked,
marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph' Sunday Times
'Martin Cruz Smith's Renko novels are superb' William Ryan, author
of The Constant Soldier
'Cruz Smith at his best: ace storytelling with dry, laconic
dialogue and a crumpled but courageous hero' Adam LeBor, Financial
Times Investigator Arkady Renko, described as 'one of the most
compelling figures in modern fiction' by USA Today, finds himself
travelling deep into Siberia when journalist Tatiana Petrovna
disappears on a case.Journalist Tatiana Petrovna has disappeared.
Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana's on-off
lover, hasn't seen her since she left on a case over a month ago.
No one else thinks Renko should be worried - Tatiana is known to
disappear during deep assignments - but he knows her enemies all
too well and the criminal lengths they will go to keep her quiet.
Given the opportunity to interrogate a suspected assassin in
Irkutsk, Renko embarks on a dangerous journey to Siberia to find
Tatiana and bring her back. Renko finds Siberia to be a land of
shamans and brutally cold nights, oligarchs wealthy on northern oil
and sea monsters that are said to prowl the deepest lake in the
world. With these forces at work against him, Renko will need all
his wits about him to get Tatiana out alive. From the revered
author of crime classic Gorky Park comes the brilliant ninth novel
featuring the iconic Arkady Renko. 'Martin Cruz Smith's deftness of
touch, lightness of humour and depth of knowledge are on display as
ever in The Siberian Dilemma' Observer Praise for Martin Cruz Smith
'Martin Cruz Smith makes tension rise through the page like a
shark's fin' Independent 'The story drips with atmosphere and
authenticity - a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author
of Stasi Child 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious
about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a
gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only
dream' Mail on Sunday 'Smith was among the first of a new
generation of writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian
'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative
triumph' Sunday Times
Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN
DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international
thriller' (New York Times) - available to order now! 'One of those
writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with
respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid 'Makes tension rise through
the page like a shark's fin' Independent From the creator of the
revered Arkady Renko series and bestselling author of Gorky Park
comes a suspenseful World War II story set against the beauty,
mystery and danger of occupied Venice. Venice, 1945. The war may be
waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and
the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night,
under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo finds a young
woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is
still alive and in trouble. Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia
is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect
Giulia - an act of kindness that leads them into the world of
Partisans, Mussolini's broken promises, and, everywhere, the
enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon... Praise for Martin Cruz Smith
'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity - a literary
triumph' David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child 'One of
those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views
with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid 'Cleverly and
intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale
of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it' Kate Furnivall,
author of The Liberation 'Smith not only constructs grittily
realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which
most thriller writers can only dream' Mail on Sunday 'Smith was
among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers
literary' Guardian 'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . .
an imaginative triumph' Sunday Times 'Martin Cruz Smith's Renko
novels are superb' William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier
A collection of nineteen stories of revenge, betrayal, and
treachery from the International Association of Crime Writers and
some of the world's most well-known authors. There are assassins
and seducers, stolen plans, and intricate games of cat and mouse.
The universal rule, however, is that no one gets to write their
memoirs.
Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN
DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international
thriller' (New York Times) - available to order now! AN ARKADY
RENKO NOVEL: #7 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious
about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'
Independent *** Investigator Arkady Renko has been suspended from
the Moscow prosecutor's office for smashing through the corruption
of Russia's underbelly to uncover unpleasant truths. Despite this,
he strives to solve a final case: a young woman is found dead in a
work shed on the perimeter of Moscow's main rail hub, and Renko is
the only one who recognises it to be more than a simple drug
overdose. The case quickly unveils itself as an entangled web of
murder, money and madness that stretches from the lowest of street
urchins to the powerful billionaires, uncovering the extent of
corruption and fear in an emergent Russia. Praise for Martin Cruz
Smith 'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity - a
literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child
'Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a
gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only
dream' Mail on Sunday 'Smith was among the first of a new
generation of writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian
'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative
triumph' Sunday Times 'Martin Cruz Smith's Renko novels are superb'
William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier
Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's
office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new
phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of
Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station.
The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful
thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the
bloody dictator can boast a two-to-one approval rating. Decidedly
better than that of Renko, whose lover, Eva, has left him for
Detective Nikolai Isakov, a charismatic veteran of the civil war in
Chechnya, a hero of the far right and, Renko suspects, a killer for
hire. The cases entwine, and Renko's quests become a personal
inquiry fueled by jealousy.
The investigation leads to the fields of Tver outside of Moscow,
where once a million soldiers fought. There, amidst the detritus,
Renko must confront the ghost of his own father, a favorite general
of Stalin's. In these barren fields, patriots and shady
entrepreneurs -- the Red Diggers and Black Diggers -- collect the
bones, weapons and personal effects of slain World War II soldiers,
and find that even among the dead there are surprises.
'Martin Cruz Smith's deftness of touch, lightness of humour and
depth of knowledge are on display as ever in The Siberian Dilemma'
Observer 'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'
Independent Investigator Arkady Renko, described as 'one of the
most compelling figures in modern fiction' by USA Today, finds
himself travelling deep into Siberia when journalist Tatiana
Petrovna disappears on a case.Journalist Tatiana Petrovna has
disappeared. Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana's
on-off lover, hasn't seen her since she left on a case over a month
ago. No one else thinks Renko should be worried - Tatiana is known
to disappear during deep assignments - but he knows her enemies all
too well and the criminal lengths they will go to keep her quiet.
Given the opportunity to interrogate a suspected assassin in
Irkutsk, Renko embarks on a dangerous journey to Siberia to find
Tatiana and bring her back. Renko finds Siberia to be a land of
shamans and brutally cold nights, oligarchs wealthy on northern oil
and sea monsters that are said to prowl the deepest lake in the
world. With these forces at work against him, Renko will need all
his wits about him to get Tatiana out alive. From the revered
author of crime classic Gorky Park comes the brilliant ninth novel
featuring the iconic Arkady Renko. Praise for Martin Cruz Smith
'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity - a literary
triumph' David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child 'One of
those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views
with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid 'Smith not only
constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for
characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream'
Mail on Sunday 'Smith was among the first of a new generation of
writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian 'Brilliantly worked,
marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph' Sunday Times
Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN
DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international
thriller' (New York Times) - available to order now! AN ARKADY
RENKO NOVEL: #4 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious
about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'
Independent *** Former Inspector for the Moscow Militsiya, Arkady
Renko, is summoned to Cuba to identify a liquefying corpse, dragged
from the oily waters of Havana Bay. Renko finds himself in a
decaying country, the final recess of Communism - a place where
Russia is despised, exotic rituals take precedence and unexpected
danger meets bewildering contradictions. After a harrowing
experience that has left Renko on the verge of suicide, this new
mystery leads him on a trail of deceit that reaches international
proportions, and gives him a reason to relish his own life again.
Praise for Martin Cruz Smith 'The story drips with atmosphere and
authenticity - a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author
of Stasi Child 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious
about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly
riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it' Kate
Furnivall, author of The Liberation 'Smith not only constructs
grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation
of which most thriller writers can only dream' Mail on Sunday
'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made
thrillers literary' Guardian 'Brilliantly worked, marvellously
written . . . an imaginative triumph' Sunday Times 'Martin Cruz
Smith's Renko novels are superb' William Ryan, author of The
Constant Soldier
Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN
DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international
thriller' (New York Times) - available to order now! AN ARKADY
RENKO NOVEL: #5 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious
about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'
Independent *** The iron curtain has fallen and a screen of nouveau
capitalism stands in its place. Though the New Russia is foreign to
Renko, the corruption and brutality that he encounters are all too
familiar. The seeming suicide of one of Russia's new billionaires
leads Arkady Renko to Chernobyl and the Zone of Exclusion, the
still radioactive site of great catastrophe - a spectral
netherworld populated by the corrupted, the obstinate and the
reckless . . . Praise for Martin Cruz Smith 'The story drips with
atmosphere and authenticity - a literary triumph' David Young,
bestselling author of Stasi Child 'Smith not only constructs
grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation
of which most thriller writers can only dream' Mail on Sunday
'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made
thrillers literary' Guardian 'Brilliantly worked, marvellously
written . . . an imaginative triumph' Sunday Times 'Martin Cruz
Smith's Renko novels are superb' William Ryan, author of The
Constant Soldier
ARKADY RENKO IS BACK . . .
Renko has been confined to a desk job by his superiors to keep him out of the way. Although he's more disillusioned with policing and the general state of Russia than ever, he feels an odd sense of hope. A rebellion is bubbling in the country, with new values butting heads against old-school regimes. But Arkady has just been diagnosed with Parkinson's and the physical and psychological effects of the disease are taking their toll.
This time, he must fight more than the impenetrable Russian regime to get answers - he will need to fight himself.
1922, Tokyo. Harry Niles is a 'wild child', an American boy in a
strange country, ignored by his missionary parents, he begins to
lead his life in the Tokyo underworld. One night, he is charged
with delivering a painting to an enigmatic figure, the samurai
Ishigami. It is an encounter that will haunt Harry Niles forever...
1937, Nanking. China is under attack. The Japanese army is brutally
and systematically murdering and raping the local population. In
the midst of this horror, Harry finds himself face to face once
again with Lieutenant Ishigami. But for the samurai warrior, their
meeting leads to the greatest possible dishonour - public
humiliation. 1941, Tokyo. With the attack on Pearl Harbour only
days away, Japan is on the brink of war with the United States.
Harry Niles has become a man of many faces. Allying himself with
both sides, he treads a dangerous - but profitable - path between
the fading glory of the Chrysantheum Club, where the city's banking
and industrial elite meet, and the shadowy Tokyo underworld.
He made too many enemies. He lost his party membership. Once
Moscow's top criminal investigator, Arkady Renko now toils in
obscurity on a Russian factory ship working with American trawlers
in the middle of the Bering Sea. But when an adventurous female
crew member is picked up dead with the day's catch, Renko is
ordered by his captain to investigate an accident that has all the
marks of murder. Up against the celebrated Soviet bureaucracy once
more, Renko must again become the obsessed, dedicated cop he was in
"Gorky Park" and solve a chilling mystery fraught with
international complications.
"Stunning.""
-The New York Times Book Review"
"Impossible to put down . . . a book of heart-stopping suspense and
intricate plotting, but also a meticulously researched, ambitious
literary work of great distinction."
"-The Detroit News
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"Martin Cruz Smith writes the most inventive thrillers of anyone in
the first rank of thriller writers."
"-The Washington Post Book World"
"Gripping . . . absorbing."
"-The Philadelphia Inquirer"
* Don't miss the latest in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN
DILEMMA, by Martin Cruz Smith, a novelist 'that anyone who is
serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' (Val
McDermid) * 'Martin Cruz Smith makes tension rise through the page
like a shark's fin' Independent Once the Chief Investigator of the
Moscow Militsiya, Arkady Renko is now a pariah of the Prosecutor's
Office and has been reduced to investigating reports of late-night
subway riders seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin. Part political
hocus-pocus, part wishful thinking - even the illusion of the
bloody dictator has a higher approval rating than Renko. After
being left by his lover for a more popular and successful
detective, Renko's investigation becomes a jealousy-fuelled quest
leading to the barren fields of Tver, where millions of soldiers
fought, and lost their lives. Here, scavengers collect bones,
weapons and paraphernalia off the remains of those slain, but
there's more to be found than bullets and boots. Praise for Martin
Cruz Smith: 'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity - a
literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child
'Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a
gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only
dream' Mail on Sunday 'Smith was among the first of a new
generation of writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian
'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative
triumph' Sunday Times 'A wonderful surprise of a novel' William
Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier
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