Martin Cruz Smith Books

Arkady Renko is back, but his superiors have relegated him to a desk job, distancing him from the field. Despite his disillusionment with policing and Russia's state, a flicker of hope ignites within him as a rebellion stirs, challenging old regimes. Politician Leonid Lebedev emerges as a potential agent of change. When Karina, a devoted supporter of Lebedev, goes missing, her father turns to Renko for help. Shortly after, Alex, a friend of Renko’s son and a Forum member, is found dead, having sent Renko a cryptic message of three Russian writers the night before his murder. The connection between the images eludes Renko, who is grappling with a recent Parkinson's diagnosis that complicates his investigation. This time, he must confront not only the oppressive Russian regime but also his own physical and mental struggles. PRAISE FOR MARTIN CRUZ SMITH: "Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary" (Guardian). "One of those writers that anyone serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe" (Val McDermid). "Cruz Smith writes with an immediacy, depth, and lightness of touch that is rare... Independence Square further crystallises him as one of the finest writers of our age" (Charlotte Philby). "The undisputed master of the political crime thriller" (Abir Mukherjee). "Cruz Smith's most powerful and engaging novel since Gorky Park" (Paul Burke, CrimeTime FM).

Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station. The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the bloody dictator can boast a two-to-one approval rating. Decidedly better than that of Renko, whose lover, Eva, has left him for Detective Nikolai Isakov, a charismatic veteran of the civil war in Chechnya, a hero of the far right and, Renko suspects, a killer for hire. The cases entwine, and Renko's quests become a personal inquiry fueled by jealousy.

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Moscou. Dans la neige qui recouvre le parc Gorki, un milicien découvre trois cadavres abattus par balles : deux hommes et une femme, le visage et les membres mutilés. L'enquête est confiée au commissaire Arkadi Renko, de la brigade criminelle de la ville. Flic intègre, il est cependant sans illusion. Si le KGB s'intéresse aussi à ce triple meurtre, c'est que l'affaire doit mettre en cause de hautes personnalités de la Nomenklatura. S'attendant à tout moment à se voir retirer le dossier, Renko, malgré les obstacles et les dangers, ira jusqu'au bout dans sa quête qui s'achèvera aux États-Unis.

They lay peacefully under their thawing crust of ice. Pribluda shouldered Arkady aside. When I am satisfied questions of state security are not involved, then you begin. It did indeed become a triple murder investigation for Chief Investigator Arkady Renko. Three corpses had been found in Moscow. But why the horrific mutilations?

Post-communist Russia. In the political thaw and the advent of the capitalist economy, the Moscow mafia soon imposes itself and the black-market hustlers start eliminating the competition - along comes Arkady Renko, special investigator. Cruz Smith has also written "Gorky Park".

A blistering new Arkady Renko novel whose heroine - the courageous, enigmatic journalist Tatiana - is based on real-life journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

»›Die Spur des Bären‹ zeigt Cruz Smith in Bestform: grandios erzählt, mit lakonischen Dialogen und einem zwar leicht ergrauten, aber mutigen Helden.« Financial Times Der legendäre Moskauer Ermittler Arkadi Renko ist in größter Sorge um seine ehemalige Geliebte Tatjana. Die mutige Enthüllungsjournalistin ist nicht planmäßig aus Sibirien zurückgekehrt. Dort wollte sie den politischen Dissidenten Kusnezow porträtieren – einen charismatischen, aber auch skrupellosen Mann, der das ehrgeizige Ziel verfolgt, die Dauerherrschaft Putins zu brechen. Getrieben von bösen Vorahnungen, aber auch rasender Eifersucht, begibt sich Renko auf eine riskante Reise. Er merkt schnell, dass in der unwirtlichen, eisigen Natur Sibiriens ganz eigene Gesetze herrschen. Doch erst eine grausame Bärenjagd, von der er sich wichtige Insider-Informationen verspricht, führt ihm vor Augen, in welche gefährlichen politischen Fänge Tatjana geraten ist …