Red Square (1992)

by Martin Cruz Smith

Series: Arkady Renko (book 3)

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velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 |

Belated birthday present :-)

BoekenTrol71 | Mar 31, 2013 |

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rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 |

While still well written and an enjoyable read I did not find this book as engaging as it's predecessors, Gorky Park & Polar Star. Arkady Renko is back in Russia.The investigation of the death of a black market "wheeler-dealer", leads Arkady to Germany and a determined quest for the truth, only to see him back in Russia for the people's revolution.
I spent too much time trying to determine who were the good guys and who were the bad guys and at the end, I felt that the book wasn't finished as there were characters and scenarios that I still wanted to know more about. Maybe a second reading will solve that..... (

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TheWasp | Mar 23, 2011 |

Not bad. I read his first novel like 20 years ago, this was a decent way to pass the time before finding the next section of the library to read over. I have a soft spot for Russians. Pretty weak ending though. (

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Book Digest Bestsellers 4 in One Volume 1993 (The Copper Beech , Red Square, My Breast, The Generals Daughter) by Maeve Binchy

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Arkady Renko (book 3)

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1992

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Arkady Renko

Irina Asanova

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Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1992)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Fiction, Silver, 1992)

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In Moscow, the summer night looks like fire and smoke.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345384733, Mass Market Paperback)

"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, chased by ruthless minions of the newly rich and powerful, and tempted by his great love, Arkady can only hope for escape. Fate, however, has other ideas....
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
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With the fall of Soviet Communism, Inspector Arkady Renko returns from exile to a radically different Moscow and discovers that he must tangle with a terrifying new Russian underworld.

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