Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, âthe master of the international thrillerâ (New York Times) â available to order now!Â
AN ARKADY RENKO NOVEL: #4
'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's finâ Independent
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Former Inspector for the Moscow Militsiya, Arkady Renko, is summoned to Cuba to identify a liquefying corpse, dragged from the oily waters of Havana Bay. Renko finds himself in a decaying country, the final recess of Communism - a place where Russia is despised, exotic rituals take precedence and unexpected danger meets bewildering contradictions. After a harrowing experience that has left Renko on the verge of suicide, this new mystery leads him on a trail of deceit that reaches international proportions, and gives him a reason to relish his own life again.
Praise for Martin Cruz Smith
'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity â a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of Stasi ChildÂ
'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe'Â Val McDermid
âCleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved itâ Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation
âSmith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream'Â Mail on Sunday
'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'Â Guardian
'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph'Â Sunday Times
âMartin Cruz Smithâs Renko novels are superbâ William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier