Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel (Book 7)

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As a train pulls into Yaroslav Station, Moscow, a teenage girl - Maya - wakes to an unimaginable horror. Her baby has been taken . . . Increasingly disillusioned with the workings of Moscow's Prosecution Service, Arkady Renko is teetering on the brink of resignation when he becomes drawn into a strange new case. A prostitute has been found dead in a trailer in Three Stations - a dark, notorious part of the city - without a mark on her. Soon Renko will find that the girl is linked to the extravagant Club Nijinsky and, as he is drawn into the extraordinary world of Moscow's super-rich, that nothing is quite as it seems. Meanwhile, Maya also wanders Three Stations, searching for her baby. Her only ally is a young man, Zhenya - Renko's own troubled ward - who is drawn to her cause and will guide her through Moscow's dark underbelly. But neither Zhenya nor Renko realize that Maya herself is being hunted. And those seeking her will stop at nothing to silence her . . .

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.