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Stalin's Ghost
Stalin's Ghost | Martin Cruz Smith
7 posts | 4 read | 8 to read
Once the Chief Investigator of the Moscow Militsiya, Arkady Renko is now a pariah of the Prosecutor's Office and has been reduced to investigating reports of late-night subway riders seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin. Part political hocus-pocus, part wishful thinking - even the illusion of the bloody dictator has a higher approval rating than Renko. After being left by his lover for a more popular and successful detective, Renko's investigation becomes a jealousy-fuelled quest leading to the barren fields of Tver, where millions of soldiers fought, and lost their lives. Here, scavengers collect bones, weapons and paraphernalia off the remains of those slain, but there's more to be found than bullets and boots.
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BookishTrish
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Stalin's Ghost | Martin Cruz Smith
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#LRC6 #published2007 Arkady Renko reminds me of a Russian House. He simply doesn't know when to let things go. While House is driven by puzzles, Renko is guided by a sense of justice so strong it's dangerous. #maybeIjustwatchtoomuchHouse

JazzFeathers I like this definition. I read Gorky Park so many years ago, l don't really remember the character. But you made me curious. I didn't know there are more books about Renko 8y
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#May holds bedtime reading in high regard #catsofLitsy

SharonGoforth 😻😻 8y
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#internationalcrime #feistyfeb Any other Arkady Renko fans out there?

DGRachel I've never read any of these, but they look like "my thing". Stacked! 8y
RealLifeReading Never heard of it but sounds good! 8y
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Stalin's Ghost | Martin Cruz Smith
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#deckleedge #feistyfeb

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For #LitsyReadingChallenge I needed a book published in #2007 So what did I search for? "2007 fiction stalin" The same day I found a copy in the library's book sale #serendipity #andlookatthatmoon

Dragon That's a great photo 🐉 8y
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Kathrin
Kathrin
Stalin's Ghost | Martin Cruz Smith
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Poor Arkasha cannot get a break. The women in his life always have a ton of baggage and typically an alternate agenda and he ends up being the scapegoat for any and every situation. Nevertheless, he is undeterred, incorruptible and willing to lose it all for justice.

For what it is, I do like this books and the series. Having it take place in Russia makes it different from a lot of detective stories.

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Kathrin
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Stalin's Ghost | Martin Cruz Smith
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Walk around the lake with Stalin's ghost.

MrBook Niiiiice! 8y
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