'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written. Wolves Eat Dogs (Arkady Renko 5) by Martin Cruz Smith (2004) 351 pages. 'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian In Martin Cruz Smiths Russian detective, Arkady Renko, stars in a book about. The plot was a bit convoluted and difficult to follow. Russian Senior Investigator Arkady Renko returns to action in Martin Cruz Smiths excellent Wolves Eat Dogs, a murder mystery wrapped around the New Russia. '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 Again, in Arkady Renko, Martin Cruz Smith gives us a character that we can care about and root for. 'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity - a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child The seeming suicide of one of Russia's new billionaires leads Arkady Renko to Chernobyl and the Zone of Exclusion, the still radioactive site of great catastrophe - a spectral netherworld populated by the corrupted, the obstinate and the reckless.

Though the New Russia is foreign to Renko, the corruption and brutality that he encounters are all too familiar. The iron curtain has fallen and a screen of nouveau capitalism stands in its place. 'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin' Independent 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid Don't 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!

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