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"Brilliant...One of the best books of the season." ASSOCIATED PRESS 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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Arkady Renko: A chief investigator for the Soviet Militsiya in Moscow, where he is in charge of homicide investigations. Arkady is a mystery . It is not clear what motivates him other than an overwhelming need for justice. He has amazing stoicism in the face of opposition and danger. That should make him a little incredible but it doesn`t. He is constantly interesting.
- Major Pribluda: A KGB officer.
- Irina Asanova: A dancer unpopular in official circles.
- James Kirwill: An American detective.
- John Osborne: A wealthy American fur trader.
- Iamskoi: A Soviet official.
- Misha Tsarentza: A colleague of Renko's.
First Sentence edit
ALL NIGHTS should be so dark, all winters so warm, all headlights so dazzling.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 7 in Arkady Renko. (standard series)
Followed by Polar Star.
This is book 82 of 98 in The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association, 1990). (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Beast Must Die, and followed by Death Comes As the End.
This is book 5 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1981. (authoritative list)
Preceded by An Indecent Obsession, and followed by Masquerade: The Complete Book with the Answer Explained.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 33 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
Preceded by Gone, Baby, Gone, and followed by Rosemary's Baby.
This is book 35 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Double Indemnity, and followed by Strong Poison.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Martin Cruz Smith (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Edito-Service
Country: Geneva, Switzerland
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 364
Publisher: Edito-Service
Country: Geneva, Switzerland
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 364
Awards edit
- Gold Dagger (1981)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3569.M5377 G6 1982
- Dewey: 813.54
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Movie Connections edit
- Gorky Park (1983) (IMDb): Starring William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, and Joanna Pacula
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