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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!AN ARKADY RENKO NOVEL: #2 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 *** Arkady Renko, former Chief Investigator of the Moscow Town Prosecutors Office, made too many enemies and lost the favour of his party. After a self-imposed exile in Siberia, Renko toils on the slime line of a factory ship in the Bering Sea. But when an adventurous Georgian woman comes up with the days catch, the signs of murder are undeniable. Up against the Soviet bureaucracy in a complex international web, Renko must again become the obsessed, dedicated cop he once was. And in doing so, he discovers much more than he bargained for . . .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