Gorky Park
 

Gorky Park

by Martin Cruz Smith

"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 profession. To identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and... (read more)

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  • Rated 4 stars

Great book, Arkady Renko is one of the best characters ever.

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  • Lynn H

    lynn h said:

    Excellent mystery set in Moscow. Very entertaining.

    posted Monday, April 7 2008
  • noktylos

    noktylos said:

    MCS is just a master at letting out the line and hooking you right up to the slab in the mortuary.

    posted Friday, January 4 2008
  • Pramila s

    pramila s said:

    Read this book quite a few years ago, can't remember if I saw the movie first or read the book. Both were thrilling in their own way. Hearing 1812{?] Tchaikovsky symphony conjures up the memory of a powerful scene from the film!

    posted Thursday, November 15 2007
  • tudd_bullul

    tudd_bullul said:

    Is detective Askady still living?

    posted Thursday, August 30 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
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