Detective Arkady Renko— “ one of the most compelling figures in modern fiction” (USA TODAY)— returns in this tense thriller set amid the backdrop of Russia’ s invasion of Ukraine.
In the latest installment of Martin Cruz Smith’ s celebrated Arkady Renko series, the legendary Moscow investigator seeks to solve the murder of a diplomat as Russia’ s invasion of Ukraine wears on and the effects of Renko’ s Parkinson’ s Disease worsen. Helped by his lover, journalist Tatiana Petrovna, Renko traces the murder to a Russian paramilitary group aided by a government official who also used to be a romantic partner of Renko. Before long, those responsible for the killing look to similarly dispatch Arkady and Tatiana— all of it leading to a thrilling and action-packed climax. Hotel Ukraine upholds Martin Cruz Smith’ s reputation as a master of modern detective fiction and Arkady Renko’ s standing as one of the genre’ s most complex protagonists.
