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In the summer of 1991, Arkady Renko has returned from exile and is back on the homicide squad
in a newly democratic Moscow. When Arkadys informant, Rudy Rosen, and his underworld bank-
on-wheels are consumed in a ball of fire, Arkady finds himself in an investigation that points to the
heart of Russias decaying infrastructure.
About Author:
AKA , .
Martin Cruz Smith (born Martin William Smith), American novelist, received his BA in Creative
Writing from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. He worked as a journalist from 1965 to 1969
before turning his hand to fiction. His first mystery ( 1971) features NY gypsy art dealer Roman
Grey and was nominated for an Edgar Award. was his breakthrough novel and was made into a
movie.
Smith is best known for his series of novels featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko. ,
published in 1981, was the first of these and was called "thriller of the '80s" by Time Magazine. It
became a bestseller and won the Gold Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association.
Renko has also appeared in , , , , , and .
In the 1970s, Smith wrote under the pseudonym and penned two Slocum adult action westerns as
. He also wrote the under the alias with and others.
Martin Cruz Smith now lives in San Rafael, California with his wife and three children.
Other Editions:
- Red Square (Arkady Renko, #3)
Books By Author:
- Funeral in Berlin
- Visibility
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