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Title: Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith ISBN: 0-345-29834-9 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 February, 1982 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.63 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Detailed and Exciting Thriller
Comment: "Gorky Park" came out in 1981, so some of the Cold War references to the KGB and the bad old days are dated, but it remains a top-notch thriller. Arkady Renko is a Soviet cop called in to solve a triple murder, with the bodies left under the snow in a Moscow park. As he probes deeper, he bumps into the KGB, a wealthy American fur trader, and a high-level conspiracy dating back to World War II. Cruz Smith spent eight years writing the text, and it shows. The eye for detail, the Moscow street scenes, the historical research and the multi-layered characters all feel first-hand and urgent. That "Gorky Park" is a cut above other espionage/thriller novels made it a best-seller when it came out and a decent film with William Hurt.
Rating: 5
Summary: martin Cruz Smith's at his BEST
Comment: Many writers today find a successful formula and stick to it... over and over. The only thing the same from Martin Cruz Smith's works are their high level of excitement, interesting characters and plot development. Gorky Park is Smith's BEST work to date. What he does best is gives the reader an insiders' view of a society totally different than what the audience is used to. And introduces his characters to his readers as if we had been their friends (or enemies) for years.
Whether it be Los Alamos during the development of Man's deadliest weapon in Stallion Gate, Cuba in Havana Bay, Japan in December 4th: A Novel, or Moscow in Gorky Park, with his characters on the verge of an exciting adventure for the reader to be a part of.
I enjoy Smith's books. Gorky Park is THE mystery novel I judge all other mysteries and mystery writers by. Some mysteries I consume like potato chips or pretzels. Very, VERY few do I savor each page as I did Gorky Park!
John Row
Rating: 5
Summary: Surprisingly GOOD!!
Comment: Gorky Park is a wonderful and perfectly-executed attempt to portray a Russian protagonist in a Russian environment challenged by an American killer.
The writing is moody and absolutely beautiful, the story is very human, and more than once the characters (especially Renko) will bring you a warm compassianate smile. Even though there are some minor factual faults present, Gorky Park is an extremely satisfying piece of crime fiction, and Martin Cruz Smith is probably the only author who gives Russian cops some credit!
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Title: Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith ISBN: 0345384733 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith ISBN: 0345367650 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 13 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith ISBN: 0345390458 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rose by Martin Cruz Smith ISBN: 034542252X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Stallion Gate by Martin Cruz Smith ISBN: 0345310799 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 June, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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