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 enlarge | Author: Martin Cruz Smith
Publisher: Pan Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 15475
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0330448889
EAN: 9780330448888
ASIN: 0330448889
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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 Possibly one the finest novels ever May 4, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Saying this is possibly one of the finest novels ever is quite simply a statement of fact. The Detective genre had grown tired and stale before Gorky Park. Gorky Park, and its erstwhile hero, Arkady Renko, broke the mould. It is, quite simply, stunning and is the novel that has influenced many other authors, such as Robert Harris (in Fatherland) and Ian Rankin i his excellent Rebus novels.Read it and be amazed.
OUTSTANDING February 15, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Martin Cruz Smith brings characters to life, the mark of genius. Something rarely found in the contemporary fiction of the present day. Whereas "Gorky Park" was the novel of the eighties, I suggest you try his brother John Templeton Smith's "Saigon Express" as the novel of the 00's.
An intelligent thriller August 9, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Time magazine called this "the thriller of the 80's" and I'm inclined to agree with them.The intriguing plot may be based in the Cold War era, but is refreshingly original and free from the usual staple plotlines of that age - this a detective story, not a spy story. The principal character, Special Investigator Arkady Renko is one of my favourite fictional creations - not some superman hero, but a measured lead with reassuring flaws. And although I have no personal experience to draw from, the author's ability to describe life in 1980's Russia is excellent. The plot was sufficiently complex that, although enjoying the book on my first read, I found it more rewarding on subsequent readings. Highly recommended.
Smith's Masterpiece October 22, 1998
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I first read this book in 1984 and have been re-reading it at intervals ever since. This has to be one of the best novels of its kind in the last twenty years, certainly on a par with the recent works by Robert Harris (Fatherland etc).The story revolves around the discovery of three faceless, nameless bodies in Gorky Park by a Moscow Militia detective and the trail of corruption he untangles as a result. I won't reveal too much more about the plot, except to say it doesn't involve any of the usual Western/Russian staples about nuclear missiles, spies etc - read it yourself! The book was so successful in evoking the atmosphere of the Breshnez regime that the author was allegedly banned for a number of years afterwards - in fact, it took Smith seven years to write the sequel (Polar Star). It was also made into a more than adequate film with William Hurt.
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