Arkady Renko Havana Bay: An Arkady Renko Novel, Book 4, (Paperback)

from Hanneri

The author of "Gorky Park" brings back the Russian investigator Arkady Renko. This time he is in Havana trying to figure out the death of his friend (and worst enemy) - another Russian that worked for the Russian government in Cuba. Renko is, like always, dogged, suicidal and not too smart. The a...

from patrickgarson

Smith is yet to scale the lofty heights of his classic, Gorky Park, but Havana Bay marks a strong recovery from the somewhat lacklustre Red Square that preceded it. This book sits more squarely in the mystery genre, but it's an excellent one; well-constructed, rendered and finished with a satisfy...

from repb

A wonderful trip through Havana, post the Revolution. Fidel is still in control although a reclusive creature. Arkady is there tracking down what happened to an old comrade or his and has his usual, complicated way of dealing with things. The descriptions of Havana and its people are marvelous. T...

from DrLed

Synopsis: Arkady has come to Cuba to identify the body of a friend/colleague. He is having issues with this because it isn't know if the man was a spy or really was working on trade agreements. However, Arkady is suspicious and wonders just how his friend had a 'heart attack.' More confusion ensu...

from dougwood57

Arkady Renko began his fictional career as a Soviet militia (police) investigator. By the third book in the series Red Square, the Soviet Union had collapsed - into the dustbin of history as it were - and in the fourth installment he has traveled to Havana on his own dime to investigate the disap...