From Barnes & NobleIn twenty-nine years, there have only been seven Arkady Renko novels and every single one of them has justified readers' high level of anticipation. The latest of these Martin Cruz Smith fictions is Three Stations, set once again in the ominous dark corridors and shadowy places of modern-day Moscow. A worthy successor to Stalin's Ghost. (Hand-selling tip: Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is one of the most striking, memorable protagonists in crime fiction.)
Olen SteinhauerLike the luminaries of the genre, Smith is at heart a deeply moral writer, and beneath his wry, cynical tone you can feel his authorial anger twitching a safe distance away. Paired with what reads deceptively like a native's knowledge of Russia, it makes for a potent brew…long live Renko.
