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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.

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Football is everything in Uruguay, yet the story remains untold. In this first English-language history of the Uruguayan game, From Beauty to Duty maps football's journey from exclusive British pastime to national passion, bringing to life the teams, players and personalities who helped create one of the world's most intense sporting cultures.

From the award-winning author of Gorky Park comes a breathtaking novel featuring investigator Arkady Renko, who travels deep into Siberia to find missing journalist Tatiana Petrovna. Renko, Tatiana’s part-time lover, hasn’t seen her since she left for an assignment over a month ago. When she fails to arrive on her scheduled train, he becomes convinced something is wrong. While others dismiss his concerns, knowing Tatiana’s tendency to disappear during assignments, Renko is acutely aware of her enemies and their willingness to silence her. His quest takes him from Lake Baikal to Chita, where he discovers Tatiana has been profiling political dissident Mikhail Kuznetsov, a rising star in the oil industry and a serious threat to Putin’s regime. However, Kuznetsov's image becomes tarnished when he is linked to the murder of his business partner, Boris Benz. In a harsh landscape filled with shamans, wealthy oligarchs, and legends of sea monsters, Renko must rely on his instincts to rescue Tatiana. This latest installment in the series offers a gripping exploration of contemporary Russia, revealing the intricate world of political intrigue and corruption, all delivered with the author’s signature wit and insight.

From the 'master of the international thriller' (New York Times), comes a new stand-alone novel.

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.

Moscow lies deep under snow, and Arkady Renko is called in to handle a delicate matter: passengers riding the last metro of the night have reported seeing the ghost of Stalin on the platform edge. Renko's girlfriend Eva and his adopted son, Zhenya, seem to be slipping into danger.

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.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Gorky Park and Havana Bay comes another gripping novel of loyalty, betrayal, and intrigue on the eve of the greatest military conflict in the history of mankind.... DECEMBER 6 Amid the imperialist fervor of late 1941 Tokyo, Harry Niles is a man with a mission -- self-preservation. But Niles was raised by missionary parents and educated in the shadows of Tokyo's underworld -- making his loyalties as dubious as his business dealings. Now, on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Niles must decide where his true allegiances lie, as he tries to juggle his Japanese mistress and an adulterous affair with the wife of a British diplomat; avoid a modern-day samurai who is honor-bound to kill him; and survive the machinations of the Japanese high command, whose plans for conquest may just dictate his survival. Set in a maelstrom of personal temptations and mortal enemies, with a remarkable anti-hero caught in a land he can never call his own, DECEMBER 6 is a triumph of imagination, history, and riveting storytelling.

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When the corpse of a Russian is hauled from the oily waters of Havana Bay, Arkady Renko comes to Cuba to identify the body. Looking for the killer, he discovers a city of faded loneliness, unexpected danger, and bewildering contradictions. His investigation introduces him to a beautiful Cuban policewoman; to the rituals of Santeria; to an American fugitive and a group of ruthless mercenaries. In this place where all things Russian are despised, where Hemingway fished and the KGB flourished, where the hint of music is always in the air, Arkady finds a trail of deceit that reaches halfway around the world–and a reason to relish his own life again.

Het onderzoek naar een bomaanslag voert een Moskouse politieman in augustus 1991 naar München, waar zijn ex-vriendin werkt bij een anti-Sovjet radiozender.

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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

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.

Follow-up to _Chickenhawk_ covers his post-Vietnam struggles with PTSD and civilian life.

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.

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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.