Independence Square: Arkady Renko in Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith (English) Comp

Description: Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith, Jeremy Bobb Detective Arkaday Renko--"one of the most compelling figures in modern fiction" (USA TODAY)--risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion to find an anti-Putin activist who has mysteriously disappeared. Martin Cruz Smith has written nine previous novels featuring Arkady Renko, one of modern detective fictions most popular characters. These novels, beginning with 1981s international sensation Gorky Park, have collectively traced Russias evolution over the last half-century. Now, with Independence Square, Smith focuses on the fraught and frenzied days leading up to Vladimir Putins war against Ukraine. Its June 2021, and Arkady knows that Russia is preparing to invade and subsequently annex Ukraine as it did Crimea in 2014. He is, however, preoccupied with other grievances. His longtime lover, Tatiana Petrovna, has deserted him for her work as an investigative reporter. His corrupt boss has relegated him to a desk job. And he is having trouble with his dexterity and balance. A visit to his doctor reveals that these are symptoms for Parkinsons Disease. This is an ingenious autobiographical conceit, as Martin Cruz Smith has Parkinsons, and is able through Arkady to movingly describe his own experience with the disease. Parkinsons hasnt stopped Smith from his work, and neither does it stop Arkady. Rather than dwell on his diagnosis, he throws himself into another case. An acquaintance has asked him to find his daughter, Karina, an anti-Putin activist who has disappeared. In the course of the investigation, Arkady falls for Karinas roommate, Elena, a Tatar from Ukraine. The search leads them to Kyiv, where rumblings of an armed conflict grow louder. Later, in Crimea, Tatiana reemerges to complicate Arkadys new romance. And as he gets closer to locating Karina, Arkady discovers something that threatens his life as well as the lives of both Elena and Tatiana. Few fiction writers have better captured contemporary Russia with more insight or authenticity than Martin Cruz Smith. He does the same here for Ukraine and the events that preceded Russias invasion. Independence Square is a timely and a uniquely personal mystery novel-meets-political thriller by a master of the form. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Martin Cruz Smiths novels include Gorky Park, Stallion Gate, Nightwing, Polar Star, Stalins Ghost, Rose, December 6, Tatiana, The Girl from Venice, The Siberian Dilemma, and Independence Square. He is a two-time winner of the Hammett Prize, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of Americas Grand Master Award and Britains Golden Dagger Award, and a winner of the Premio Piemonte Giallo Internazionale. He lives in California. Review "Jeremy Bobb provides an exceptional narration of Smiths latest Arkady Renko procedural...Bobbs performance embraces the audiobooks noir tone, providing a weathered, world-weary pacing to the proceedings while deftly handling the various Russian accents. He gives the characters both the requisite hardened outlook and heart."-- "Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award, AudioFile Magazine" Details ISBN1797156799 Author Jeremy Bobb Short Title Independence Square Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1797156799 ISBN-13 9781797156798 Format Compact Disc Publication Date 2023-05-09 Subtitle Arkady Renko in Ukraine Imprint Simon & Schuster Audio Narrator Jeremy Bobb DEWEY 813.54 Audience General Playing time 345 Edition Description Unabridged edition We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142140674;

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