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"Sharply, evocatively written and elaborately plotted...It should find as many friends as did GORKY PARK." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Back from exile, Arkady Reko returns to find that his country, his Moscow, even his job, are nearly dead. Not so his enemies. Hounded by the Russian mafia,... read more

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In Moscow, the summer night looks like fire and smoke. Stars and moon fade. Couples rise and dress and walk the street. Cars wander with their headlights off.

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This is book 3 of 7 in Arkady Renko. (standard series)

Preceded by Polar Star, and followed by Havana Bay.

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  1. Martin Cruz Smith (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0-00-271276-8
Page Count: 432

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