“I've only ever read Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko novels - Gorky Park, Polar Star, Red Square,* and now, Wolves Eat Dogs - maybe I should look into his others. Smith is of an incredibly rare breed - the literary author who writes with soul, and successfully combines another genre with the "non-genre" form. His Renko novels are pure poetry in prose - and still keeps you reading to the last page. And Wolves has a brilliantly realized final chapter, too.
*And I just discovered that I somehow missed the fourth Renko novel, Havana Bay. Trip to the library forthcoming.”