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Gorky Park (Arkady Renko Novels)
 

Gorky Park

by Martin Cruz Smith

"Brilliant...One of the best books of the season."
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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)

Top tags: mystery,  fiction,  russia,  cold war,  spy (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

Nancy G
  • Rated 4 stars

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

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Didn’t Like It

Cindy H
  • Rated 2 stars

“Another foreign intrigue thriller I could not finish. Enjoyed the writer's craft but could not get past the cerebral nature of the story. I just couldn't get involved enough with the character's stories to care. How sad, right???”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.929348 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Luella S

    luella s said:

    “I read this when it first came out. I'm wondering if it handled the changing times.”

    posted Sunday, August 24 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • 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 3 replies )
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