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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.

Arkady Renko is back, but his superiors have relegated him to a desk job, distancing him from the field. Despite his disillusionment with policing and Russia's state, a flicker of hope ignites within him as a rebellion stirs, challenging old regimes. Politician Leonid Lebedev emerges as a potential agent of change. When Karina, a devoted supporter of Lebedev, goes missing, her father turns to Renko for help. Shortly after, Alex, a friend of Renko’s son and a Forum member, is found dead, having sent Renko a cryptic message of three Russian writers the night before his murder. The connection between the images eludes Renko, who is grappling with a recent Parkinson's diagnosis that complicates his investigation. This time, he must confront not only the oppressive Russian regime but also his own physical and mental struggles. PRAISE FOR MARTIN CRUZ SMITH: "Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary" (Guardian). "One of those writers that anyone serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe" (Val McDermid). "Cruz Smith writes with an immediacy, depth, and lightness of touch that is rare... Independence Square further crystallises him as one of the finest writers of our age" (Charlotte Philby). "The undisputed master of the political crime thriller" (Abir Mukherjee). "Cruz Smith's most powerful and engaging novel since Gorky Park" (Paul Burke, CrimeTime FM).

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Czy Tatiana Pietrowna, słynna i niewygodna dla Kremla dziennikarka śledcza, sama wypadła z balonu swojego moskiewskiego mieszkania, czy ktoś jej w tym pomógł? I jak to się ma do zaszyfrowanego notesu tłumacza uczestniczącego w tajnych rozmowach handlowych? Arkadij Renko, moskiewski śledczy, uważa, że Tatianę zamordowano. Wbrew przełożonemu na własną rękę prowadzi dochodzenie. Pomaga mu zapijaczony, ale nieoceniony detektyw Wiktor Orłow oraz przybrany syn – Żenia. Ślady prowadzą do rosyjskiej stolicy zbrodni – Kaliningradu. Arkdij trafia tam w sam środek afery, w którą zamieszani są zarówno najwięksi rosyjscy gangsterzy, jak i ludzie z najwyższych kręgów władzy.

"Brilliant...One of the best books of the season." ASSOCIATED PRESS 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.

Une voiture explose dans la nuit, près du périphérique de Moscou. A son bord, Rosen, le banquier des mafias géorgienne et tchétchène. Pour le policier Arkady Renko, héros de Gorky Park, c'est le début d'une enquête d'autant plus difficile que son adjoint, puis son supérieur hiérarchique trouvent dans la même période une mort violente. Un mot clé : Red Square, ce qui désigne à la fois la place Rouge et une toile de Malevitch, peintre censuré par l'ancien pouvoir, dont les œuvres sont elles aussi devenues objets de trafic. De Moscou à Berlin et Munich, où il retrouvera sa bien-aimée Irina, Arkady s'enfonce dans le chaos de l'ancien monde communiste, où la seule loi qui subsiste est celle du crime et de la corruption. Avec Martin Cruz Smith, les Etats-Unis tiennent enfin leur John le Carré. New York Times. Arkady Renko mérite sa place parmi les grands détectives des classiques du crime. Sunday Telegraph.

»›Die Spur des Bären‹ zeigt Cruz Smith in Bestform: grandios erzählt, mit lakonischen Dialogen und einem zwar leicht ergrauten, aber mutigen Helden.« Financial Times Der legendäre Moskauer Ermittler Arkadi Renko ist in größter Sorge um seine ehemalige Geliebte Tatjana. Die mutige Enthüllungsjournalistin ist nicht planmäßig aus Sibirien zurückgekehrt. Dort wollte sie den politischen Dissidenten Kusnezow porträtieren – einen charismatischen, aber auch skrupellosen Mann, der das ehrgeizige Ziel verfolgt, die Dauerherrschaft Putins zu brechen. Getrieben von bösen Vorahnungen, aber auch rasender Eifersucht, begibt sich Renko auf eine riskante Reise. Er merkt schnell, dass in der unwirtlichen, eisigen Natur Sibiriens ganz eigene Gesetze herrschen. Doch erst eine grausame Bärenjagd, von der er sich wichtige Insider-Informationen verspricht, führt ihm vor Augen, in welche gefährlichen politischen Fänge Tatjana geraten ist …