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Gorky Park

The Arkady Renko Novels, Book 1

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By: Martin Cruz Smith
Narrated by: Henry Strozier
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Three bodies found frozen in the snow. And the hunt for the killer begins...

A triple murder in Moscow’s famous Gorky Park amusement centre rocks the capital - three corpses found in the snow, so badly mutilated that their identities can’t be verified.

Chief Investigator Arkady Renko from the Moscow police takes the case.

Renko is a brilliant investigator - dangerously so.

Now, to identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI and the police - and stay alive doing it...

©1981 Martin Cruz Smith (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Russia Crime

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"You'll be engrossed in the atmospheric setting and the complexity of Renko's pained character." (Observer)

"One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe." (Val McDermid)
Compelling Thriller • Intricate Plot • Rich Voice • Brilliant Protagonist • Beautiful Writing • Mesmerizing Description
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I had seen and liked the movie but the book gave a lot more depth. The set up of Soviet detective is a great idea and I wish more authors would try change ups like this.

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I have read this book and now listened to it. It's a classic for a good reason.

Outstanding Book and Excellent Narration

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This book was quite enjoyable. It kept me completely on the edge of my seat, the entire time. My only complaint, is they said they were safeties on revolvers. I am quite sure someone better with the English language we complain about my review, but I enjoyed it! That’s all you need to know about this book. It is enjoyable.

Great book

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The book filled in what the movie left out.
It did get somewhat long . But all in all it was good.

Better than the movie

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Rather trite, obvious book. Seems that it was popular for its subject matter in the era it was released more than its content.

Not as great as I heard it would be

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Lots of twists and turns. KGB versus CIA versus FBI versus local police. A good mystery. Hard to tell who the good guys are. You do have to work at it to keep the characters straight.

I enjoyed the narrator. Deep voice... good for this mystery. I was surprised to see so many negative comments about the performance. Recommended.

Very good spy/mystery story.

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The story is great and most of the narration. However, how could the producers of this recording not insist that the narrator pronounce the protagonist's name correctly??? I have consulted a dozen sites for the correct way to say the name Arkady, and it is, as I suspected, Ar-KAH'-dee, not ARK'-uh-dee. Good grief! Also, lapis lazuli- strangest pronunciation ever. And a few others. But the main character's name?? That you hear over and over? Really!!!!

Mispronunciations distracting

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Guess I've gotten spoiled by some superstar narrators like George Guidell. This one was ok, but hard to tell when he was changing characters. Kind of detracted from the story, which was VERY enjoyable!

Great story, narrator not the best.

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i downloaded rhe book to hear russian names and words..this narrator obviously had no interest in learning correct pronunciations...egads

narrator has no knowledge of how to pronounce russ

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Great storyline, Russian names where a little difficult to keep straight but the insight into the Russian characters was illuminating

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