{"product_id":"gorky-park","title":"Gorky Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NOVEL THAT STARTED IT ALL - ARKADY RENKO NOVEL #1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e Three bodies found frozen in the snow. And the hunt for the killer begins…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It begins with 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 the New York City police as he pursues a rich, ruthless, and well-connected American fur dealer. Meanwhile, Renko is falling in love with a beautiful, headstrong dissident for whom he may risk everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A wonderfully textured, vivid look behind the Iron Curtain, \u003ci\u003eGorky Park\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense, atmospheric, and memorable crime story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Martin Cruz Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The story \u003cb\u003edrips with atmosphere and authenticity\u003c\/b\u003e – a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStasi Child \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with \u003cb\u003erespect bordering on awe\u003c\/b\u003e' Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Cleverly and intelligently told, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it’  Kate Furnivall, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Smith not only constructs \u003cb\u003egrittily realistic \u003c\/b\u003eplots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Brilliantly worked, \u003cb\u003emarvellously written\u003c\/b\u003e . . . an imaginative triumph'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Martin Cruz Smith’s Renko novels are \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e’ William Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306979369342,"sku":"NW9781471131080","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471131080.jpg?v=1778690615","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/gorky-park","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}