‘Brilliantly worked, marvellously written. ‘Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary’ Guardian ‘Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream’ Mail on Sunday 1, 1992 Inspector Arkady Renko, banished to a Soviet factory-ship in Polar Star (1989), returns to Moscow on the eve of the Coupand steps into the kind of intrigue, atmosphere, and excitement not seen from Smith since Renkos megaselling debut in Gorky Park (1981). ‘The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity – a literary triumph’ David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child RED SQUARE by Martin Cruz Smith RELEASE DATE: Nov. The case will take Renko on an international journey that will lead him to someone he thought was lost to him forever – defector Irina Asanova. After the brutal murder of a black-market banker, Renko finds himself wrapped in the rich, ruthless and highly powerful underworld of the new elite. He is reinstated as an Investigator in the Moscow Militsiya, only to find the home he once knew so well is crumbling under a new world order – the Russian mafia. ‘Makes tension rise through the page like a shark’s fin’ IndependentĪrkady Renko has returned to Moscow from his exile in the darkest reaches of the Soviet Union. ‘One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe’ Val McDermid Don’t miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, ‘the master of the international thriller’ (New York Times) – available to order now!
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