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Dont 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!

AN ARKADY RENKO NOVEL: #2

One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on aweVal McDermid

Makes tension rise through the page like a sharks fin’ Independent
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Arkady Renko, former Chief Investigator of the Moscow Town Prosecutors Office, made too many enemies and lost the favour of his party. After a self-imposed exile in Siberia, Renko toils on the slime line of a factory ship in the Bering Sea. But when an adventurous Georgian woman comes up with the days catch, the signs of murder are undeniable. Up against the Soviet bureaucracy in a complex international web, Renko must again become the obsessed, dedicated cop he once was. And in doing so, he discovers much more than he bargained for . . .

Praise for Martin Cruz Smith

The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity – a literary triumph David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child

One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe Val McDermid

‘Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it’ Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation

‘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

Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary Guardian

Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph Sunday Times

‘Martin Cruz Smith’s Renko novels are superb’ William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier