Gypsy in Amber

Dont miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, ';the master of the international thriller' (New York Times) available to order now! One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe Val McDermid Makes tension rise through the page like a sharks fin'Independent *** New York, 1970s. When a girls body, neatly sliced into six individual pieces, is discovered at the scene of a car crash, the driver is posthumously accused of her murder. But Roman Grey, an expert in gypsy antiques and former friend to the driver, knows there is more to the case than the convenient closing of a crime file. The police are determined to pin the blame on a gypsy. Desperate to avoid a confrontation between the police and New Yorks gypsy community, Roman vows to unearth the truth about the murder and clear his friends name, no matter what the cost . . .Praise for Martin Cruz Smith The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity a literary triumph David Young, bestselling author ofStasi Child One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on aweVal McDermid ';Cleverly and intelligently told,The Girl from Veniceis a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it' Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation ';Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dreamMail on Sunday Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary Guardian Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph Sunday Times ';Martin Cruz Smith's Renko novels are superb' William Ryan, author ofThe Constant Soldier