Gorky Park (Arkady Renko Series #1)

fantastic!

this is absolutely one of the best books i have ever read. the characters are wonderful, the stage is frightening but most of all, the dialogue is absolutely fabulous.this book is so good i find myself comparing it to other books. the dialogue is probably the best i have ever read and that's saying a lot.the plot is wonderful, the romance is believable. there is nothing wrong with this book. it is perfect.

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Amazing!

Great Read!

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A Great Thriller

I have just re-read William Cruz Smith's wonderful 'Gorky Park.' Somehow Smith's work had escaped my notice since I read 'Gorky Park' nearly twenty years ago. It won't happen again. Smith creates complex characters and relationships with an eye -- and ear -- as sharp as John LeCarre's. 'Gorky Park' tells us of the wonderful Arkady Renko and the bureaucrats and cops, both Russian and American, with whom he must deal. It is very much a thriller with bloodshed and treachery throughout. But this is a carefully crafted book. Every character is multifaceted and believable. Highest recommendation.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Mystery with a Spy twist

The best view at a modern day Moscow yet. Cruz gives you great insight to the mystique and political intrigue of Russia. The characters are great and interesting along with a suspensful story and plot help give the book Gorky Park, a good name.

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A stunning thriller. This book really blew me away. How do you i

A stunning thriller. This book really blew me away. How do you investigate a murder when you keep running into roadblocks set up by your own superiors? Arkady Renko, patriot that he is, determines to get to the bottom of things. Along with Fatherland, this is probably the best of police investigations set in a totalitarian regime.

The Renko series is one of the best I've ever read. Arkady Renko

The Renko series is one of the best I've ever read. Arkady Renko is a deep characterization of a man who is outside a system and yet molded by it. As you read the series you see the character's own realization of change. Though the change has come with many sorrows he trudges on. The writing is beautiful. Snow becomes a character. Chernobel lives on. The dialogue is sharp and at times hilarious. Now that Gorky Park is on the nook I am going to start at the beginning once again.

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LOVED THIS BOOK! WOULD TOTALLY RECOMMEND

I had been looking for a book about Russia that was set in a more modern-day time period instead of during the beginning or middle of the Cold War. Gorky Park takes place when the Cold War is coming to an end and the Soviet Union is soon to be over thrown.

Smith does a good job of showing how the government was run and what happen to those who didn't agree. GP is exciting, suspensful, and will keep you on the edge of your seat. I would definitely recommend this book to others and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Overall great read!

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Not that great

While it is his first book, the plot line is absurd.

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A Refreshing tale that is Spellbinding!

Martin Smith created a story with all the right essentials for a super suspense filled mystery. There is romance, companionship, death (brutal mine you; faces mutilated, fingerprints removed), corruption and violence, betrayal and it all takes place in Russia. Then you combine the story with an author that can write a tale that is fresh and spellbinding then you have super novel.
In my opinion this is still one of the best mystery novels out on the market today.

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