The Arkady Renko Novels: Stalin's Ghost : An Arkady Renko Novel (Series #6) (Paperback)

from Hanneri

Moscow Inspector Arkady Renko, who made his first appearance more than twenty years ago in Gorky Park, has lived through all the political since the fall of communism. Sadly, Renko's current Russia is every bit as bleak as his old one. Understandably, Renko is not a happy man. In Stalin's Ghost, ...

from Crayne

I wish I'd understood that Stalin's Ghost was part of a series, though perhaps not in the most strict of interpretations. I find myself captivated by books utilizing Stalin's Russia, independent of genre, setting or timeframe ever since I read Tim Powers' Declare. Smith's Arkady Renko pursues a m...

from kerns222

Moves fast. Bleak. Lots of vodka. A touch of compassion. A fistful of All-American marketing. A city full of snow. Good Chess. Bad cops. A war or two. No redemption at all. But one question--Why don't the bad guys just plug Arkady? Why do the two sides run into each other so often and both surviv...

from bjmitch

I discovered this book in a bag of goodies from a friend and was glad of the chance to get reacquainted with Investigator Arkady Renko of the Moscow prosecutor's office. Poor Renko has really gotten the shaft, for lack of a better term, from the powers-that-be. He just doesn't let well enough alo...

from tmph

This one isn't totally fabulous, but I love Arkady and it was still a treat nonetheless. A Ural motorcycle figures into the story modestly, along with it's modestly interesting background; wiki which see. The very next day, I see one the street. The very next day.