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Martin Cruz Smith es un novelista estadounidense reconocido por sus emocionantes thrillers que profundizan en la compleja política internacional y las complejidades de la naturaleza humana. Es especialmente célebre por su serie protagonizada por el investigador moscovita Arkady Renko, un personaje que cautivó por primera vez a los lectores en "Parque Gorki". El estilo narrativo de Smith se caracteriza por su profundidad atmosférica, sus tramas intrincadas y su perspicaz exploración de las dinámicas sociales. Su obra ofrece constantemente al lector misterios llenos de suspense entrelazados con profundas observaciones sobre la condición humana.
Set against a backdrop of political intrigue and espionage, this Arkady Renko thriller delves into complex characters and gripping narratives. With a blend of historical context and modern-day tension, it promises to engage readers who enjoy the works of Robert Harris, Ken Follett, and Philip Kerr. The story unfolds with Renko navigating a web of deception, making it a captivating read for those who appreciate thrilling mysteries and deep character exploration.
A blistering new Arkady Renko novel whose heroine - the courageous, enigmatic journalist Tatiana - is based on real-life journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
«Un tren de pasajeros cruza la noche a sacudidas. Una solitaria madre adolescente se dirige a Moscú buscando una nueva vida. Un soldado de corazón endurecido la observa furtivamente, pensando en sexo. Cuando el tren llega a destino, un bebé ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro.» Y Renko deberá resolver el enigma.Martin Cruz Smith es uno de los maestros indiscutibles del thriller internacional, avalado por la crítica más prestigiosa. Sus tramas, magistralmente ambientadas en Rusia, han seducido a los lectores más exigentes de novela negra.'Las tres estaciones' está protagonizado, al igual que 'Parque Gorki', por el célebre detective Arkady Renko y ambientada en la turbulenta Moscú de nuestros días.
Detective Arkady Renko returns to his Moscow base in Martin Cruz Smith's exciting installment in the internationally bestselling series about Russian crimes, broken hearts, and the mysteries of the soul. Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station. The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the bloody dictator can boast a two-to-one approval rating. Decidedly better than that of Renko, whose lover, Eva, has left him for Detective Nikolai Isakov, a charismatic veteran of the civil war in Chechnya, a hero of the far right and, Renko suspects, a killer for hire. The cases entwine, and Renko's quests become a personal inquiry fueled by jealousy. The investigation leads to the fields of Tver outside of Moscow, where once a million soldiers fought. There, amidst the detritus, Renko must confront the ghost of his own father, a favorite general of Stalin's. In these barren fields, patriots and shady entrepreneurs—the Red Diggers and Black Diggers—collect the bones, weapons and personal effects of slain World War II soldiers, and find that even among the dead there are surprises.
Pasha Ivanov, uno de los nuevos multimillonarios de Rusia, está muerto: se ha suicidado –aparentemente– arrojándose desde el balcón de su ultramoderno apartamento de Moscú. Arkady Renko, el recordado detective de Parque Gorki, regresará para resolver su caso más enigmático. Los indicios lo conducirán hasta Chernóbil, un mundo radiactivo y fantasmal, en una historia llena de tensión.
Gorky ParkA 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 New York police as he performs the impossible and tries to stay alive doing it.NightwingVampire bats: Evil. Clever.Deadly.Driven by blood-hunger across the American landscape, they bred and multiplied, unseen and unsuspected, each one a grisly messenger of death. No warm-blooded creature is safe from their thirst. Now, as darkness gathers, the sky is filled with the frantic motion, the maddening murmur of . . . Nightwing.
A beautiful young woman called Marilyn picks up a stranger in a bar and takes him home to her Manhattan apartment. The next morning her housekeeper discovers Marilyn's body. Marilyn's life and death have far-reaching effects on others, even people she has never met: a charismatic former police commissioner on the verge of a breakdown; a struggling writer; a folk art dealer plumbing the depths of her own fierce sexuality; a lawyer who prefers murder trials because there's one less witness. And in a city reeling from 9/11, an unlikely mass murderer wages a one-man war against everyone. In this gripping, multi-faceted story, Block not only brings to life in brilliant detail the city of New York, but proves he is one of the most talented, innovative and surprising crime writers in the business.
1922, Tokyo. Harry Niles is a 'wild child', an American boy in a strange country, ignored by his missionary parents. So Harry begins to lead his own life in the Tokyo underworld. One night, he is charged with delivering a painting to an enigmatic figure, the samurai Ishigami. It is an encounter that will haunt Harry Niles forever . . . 1937, Nanking. China is under attack. The Japanese army is brutally and systematically murdering and raping the local population. In the midst of this horror, Harry finds himself face to face once again with Lieutenant Ishigami. But for the samurai warrior, their meeting leads to the greatest possible dishonour - public humiliation. 1941, Tokyo. With the attack on Pearl Harbour only days away, Japan is on the brink of war with the United States. Harry Niles has become a man of many faces. Allying himself with both sides, he treads a dangerous - but profitable - path between the fading glory of the Chrysantheum Club, where the city's banking and industrial elite meet, and the shadowy Tokyo underworld. 'An impressively clever evocation of a time in which a cast of fallible, complext characters perform an elaborate dance of death and deception' The Times
The body, what remained of it, was drifting in Havana Bay when Arkady arrived from Moscow, prompted by an urgent message from the Russian embassy about his missing friend Pribluda. The Cubans claimed the corpse in an inner tube was Pribluda, but Arkady had doubts. He confronts Ofelia Osorio, a detective in the Policia Nacional de la Revolucion, questioning the lack of investigations into assaults and murders, wondering if it’s open season on Russians in Havana.
The Cold War comrades have turned bitter, and the once-frequent Russians in Havana are now rare and despised, even more than Americans. The city is vibrant with color and music, yet steeped in suspicion. The Revolution’s heroes have lost their idealism, and Cuba has become a mere stop for sex tourism. Amidst empty stores and a mix of ideologies, an American radical promotes investments while a Wall Street developer on the run from the FBI flies a pirate flag.
Despite the dangers, including the murders of a Cuban boxer and a prostitute, Arkady is undeterred. He struggles with the language, is a pariah as a Russian, yet feels drawn to the city’s beauty and rhythm, especially Ofelia. The narrative explores the depths of the human heart, showcasing the careful writing that distinguishes the series.
Het onderzoek naar een bomaanslag voert een Moskouse politieman in augustus 1991 naar München, waar zijn ex-vriendin werkt bij een anti-Sovjet radiozender.
Antique dealer and gypsy Roman Grey is picked to guard the royal crown of Hungary during an exhibition at St. Patrick's Cathedral. While guarding it from those who would take it, he uncovers a century's old secret about the crown.
I 1872 vender en engelsk mineingeniør modvilligt hjem fra Guldkysten. Hans foresatte sender ham til en mineby i Lancashire for at finde en forsvunden kapellan, og det bliver i enhver forstand en barsk og farefuld færd i en rå og umenneskelig underverden
Stella Polare - Due grandi romanzi di un maestro del thriller
363 páginas
13 horas de lectura
Tra la neve del Gorky Park di Mosca emergono i corpi mutilati di due uomini e una donna. È il punto di partenza di un thriller paragonabile ai capolavori di Le Carré.
In the summer of 1991, Arkady Renko has returned from exile and is back on the homicide squad in a newly democratic Moscow. When Arkady’s informant, Rudy Rosen, and his underworld bank-on-wheels are consumed in a ball of fire, Arkady finds himself in an investigation that points to the heart of Russia’s decaying infrastructure.
Arkadi Renko, de hoofdpersoon uit de veelgeprezen en verfilmde thriller Gorki Park is terug. Niet als politie-inspecteur, maar als arbeider op een Russische drijvende visfabriek genaamd Poolster. Wanneer het lijk van een vrouwelijk bemanningslid uit het ijskoude water van de Bering Straat wordt opgehaald, vraagt de kapitein aan Arkadi of hij dit incident wil onderzoeken. Steeds dieper dringt Arkadi door tot de complexe intriges van de sinistere bemanning van de Poolster. Maar ook hun Amerikaanse collega's van The Eagle, met wie de Russen in het kader van de perestrojka een samenwerkingsverband hebben opgezet, spelen een duistere rol in het geheel. Langzamerhand legt Arkadi Renko een web bloot van smokkel, corruptie, drugs en spionage... Ook in deze roman weet Martin Smith weer met meesterhand zijn personages te beschrijven. Poolster: een ijselijk spannende thriller die alles biedt waar de talrijke fans van Gorki Park op hebben gewacht.
Un magnífico thriller del galardonado autor considerado por la revista Time como el 'John le Carré estadounidense'.En las redes de un pesquero que faena en el mar de Bering aparece el cuerpo de una muchacha que pertenece a la tripulación del buque factoría soviético 'Estrella Polar'. A bordo de éste trabaja el marinero Arkady Renko, ex investigador de la oficina del fiscal de Moscú apartado de su cargo por «motivos políticos». A pesar de ello, el capitán del barco le pide que investigue la muerte de la muchacha. Pese al dictamen oficial de suicidio, Renko indaga por su cuenta…
In a New Mexico snow storm, four men cross a barbed-wire fence at Stallion Gate to select a test site for the first atomic weapon. They are Oppenheimer, the physicist; Groves, the general; Fuchs, the spy. The fourth man is Sergeant Joe Peña, a hero, informer, fighter, musician, Indian. These four men—and a cast of soldiers, roughnecks and scientists—will change history forever.
Moscú, años ochenta. Los moscovitas carecen de libertad e intentan sobrevivir como pueden. La dirigencia, rica y corrupta, está decidida a erradicar cualquier clase de iniciativa individual. Arkady Renko es un investigador de la milicia moscovita, que se esfuerza por hacer su trabajo a pesar de las intromisiones del KGB. La aparición de tres cadáveres, desfigurados y sin huellas dactilares, bajo la nieve del Parque Gorki supondrá un desafío para Renko, pues cualquier descubrimiento que incomode al gobierno significará el fin de la investigación.
In einer Stadt, in der das bevorzugte Werkzeug normalerweise ein gezielt platzierter Gerücht ist, ist die Erschlagung von Außenminister Lansard Blaine im Lincoln Bedroom ein grausamer erster Fall. Der Rechtsberater des Weißen Hauses, Ron Fairbanks, wird beauftragt, zu ermitteln. Es gibt hartnäckige Gerüchte, dass der Minister ein versierter Frauenheld mit Verbindungen zu einer glamourösen Callgirl war. Es gibt auch besorgniserregende Beweise für inoffizielle Verbindungen zu internationalen Geschäftemachern. Im Tod wie im Leben ist Blaine eine Macht, mit der man rechnen muss. Für Fairbanks, der die Tochter des Präsidenten liebt, wird bald klar: Nur wenige hochrangige Insider hatten Zugang zum Lincoln Bedroom in jener schicksalhaften Nacht. Und einer von ihnen war der Präsident. . . .
Een drievoudige moord verwikkelt een Russische politieman in een duister komplot van de KGB
367 páginas
13 horas de lectura
In een park in Moskou worden drie onherkenbaar verminkte lijken gevonden; de koppige commissaris van de moordbrigade - die in zijn onderzoek wordt gehinderd door de geheime dienst - heeft dan ook veel moeite om achter de ware toedracht te komen.
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 New York police as he performs the impossible--and tries to stay alive doing it.
