In the wake of a businessman's suicide, Moscow detective Arkady Renko investigates secrets and international plots that may have driven him to his death, in a case that leads Renko to discover crimes in the area surrounding Chernobyl.
About the Author
AKASimon Quinn,Nick Carter.Martin Cruz Smith (born Martin William Smith), American novelist, received his BA in Creative Writing from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. He worked as a journalist from 1965 to 1969 before turning his hand to fiction. His first mystery (Gypsy in Amber– 1971) features NY gypsy art dealer Roman Grey and was nominated for an Edgar Award.Nightwingwas his breakthrough novel and was made into a movie.Smith is best known for his series of novels featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko.Gorky Park, published in 1981, was the first of these and was called "thriller of the '80s" by Time Magazine. It became a bestseller and won the Gold Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association. Renko has also appeared inPolar Star,Red Square,Havana Bay,Wolves Eat Dogs,Stalin's Ghost, andThree Stations.In the 1970s, Smith wroteThe Inquisitor Seriesunder the pseudonymSimon Quinnand penned two Slocum adult action westerns asJake Logan. He also wrote theNick Carter: Killmaster seriesunder the aliasNick CarterwithMike Avalloneand others.Martin Cruz Smith now lives in San Rafael, California with his wife and three children.
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