A review by impreader
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith

3.0

Follows previous Renko's novels with a deftness Stalin's Ghost didn't quite manage, this mystery-detective-thriller tails Renko through a three-pronged peril, shifting from one character's thread to the next, always coming back to its anchor in Renko. Cruz Smith strikes the chord of vodka-vague, bitter-edged post Soviet Russia always. His prose, both stark and hauntingly descriptive in its brevity, links with a dedication to research and detail which make his tales more than believable. Er, read it then. I'm not detailing a detective tale--it takes the bite out of it for you.