Gorky Park (Arkady Renko No. 1)

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Brilliant . . . enough enigmas within enigmas within enigmas to reel the mind. The New Yorker A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant sensitive honest and cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the victims and uncover the truth he must battle the KGB FBI and the New York City police as he pursues a rich ruthless and well-connected American fur dealer. Meanwhile Renko is falling in love with a beautiful headstrong dissident for whom he may risk everything. Once one gets going one doesnt want to stop. . . . The action is gritty the plot complicated and the overriding quality is intelligence. The Washington Post Reminds you just how satisfying a smoothly turned thriller can be. The New York Times Book Review An unbelievable achievement . . . vivid witty . . . completely fascinating. Boston Herald American Gripping romantic and dazzlingly original. Cosmopolitan