Martin Cruz Smithmakes tension rise through the page like a sharks fin''Independent
Investigator Arkady Renko, described as '';one of the most compelling figures in modern fiction'' byUSA Today,finds himself travelling deep into Siberia when journalist Tatiana Petrovna disappears on a case.
JournalistTatiana Petrovnahas disappeared.Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana''s on-off lover, hasn''t seen her since she left on a case over a month ago. No one else thinks Renko should be worried Tatiana is known to disappear during deep assignments but he knows her enemies all too well and the criminal lengths they will go to keep her quiet. Given the opportunity to interrogate a suspected assassin in Irkutsk, Renko embarks on a dangerous journey to Siberia to find Tatiana and bring her back.
Renko finds Siberia to be a land of shamans and brutally cold nights, oligarchs wealthy on northern oil and sea monsters that are said to prowl the deepest lake in the world. With these forces at work against him, Renko will need all his wits about him to get Tatiana out alive.
From the revered author of crime classicGorky Parkcomes the brilliant ninth novel featuring the iconic Arkady Renko.
Praise for Martin Cruz Smith:
The storydrips with atmosphere and authenticity a literary triumph David Young, bestselling author ofStasi Child
One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views withrespect bordering on aweVal McDermid
'';Smith not only constructsgrittily realisticplots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dreamMail on Sunday
Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literaryGuardian
Brilliantly worked,marvellously written. . . an imaginative triumphSunday Times
