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A review by tasmanian_bibliophile
The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
3.0
‘Arkady was an Investigator of Special Cases, and if a bear running loose in the heart of Moscow was not a special case, he didn’t know what was.’
Arkady Renko is worried. His lover, journalist Tatiana Petrovna, has been on assignment for over a month, and doesn’t arrive home on her scheduled train from Irkutsk. Renko is convinced that something is wrong, but no-one else seems concerned. Could one (or more) of her numerous enemies have silenced her?
Renko’s boss Zurin wants him to go to Siberia to oversee the prosecution of a Chechen terrorist, who tried to kill the Moscow Prosecutor. Renko agrees: Zurin threatens harm to his stepson if Renko does not follow orders. He’s reluctant, until he learns that Tatiana might still be in Siberia doing a story on Mikhail Kuznetsov, the so-called ‘hermit billionaire’ who may run against Vladimir Putin at the next election. Kuznetsov, a wealthy oligarch, who has made his money in oil and is seen as a political dissident, is the first to pose any real threat to Vladimir Putin in over a decade. Could he be the perfect candidate to take on corruption in Russian politics?
It’s cold and dangerous in Siberia. Renko finds Tatiana, but can they survive?
I’ve been a fan of Arkady Renko since ‘Gorky Park’. This is the ninth book in the series, and I think that committed Renko fans will enjoy it. If you are new to this series, go back to ‘Gorky Park, where it all began.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster (Australia) for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Arkady Renko is worried. His lover, journalist Tatiana Petrovna, has been on assignment for over a month, and doesn’t arrive home on her scheduled train from Irkutsk. Renko is convinced that something is wrong, but no-one else seems concerned. Could one (or more) of her numerous enemies have silenced her?
Renko’s boss Zurin wants him to go to Siberia to oversee the prosecution of a Chechen terrorist, who tried to kill the Moscow Prosecutor. Renko agrees: Zurin threatens harm to his stepson if Renko does not follow orders. He’s reluctant, until he learns that Tatiana might still be in Siberia doing a story on Mikhail Kuznetsov, the so-called ‘hermit billionaire’ who may run against Vladimir Putin at the next election. Kuznetsov, a wealthy oligarch, who has made his money in oil and is seen as a political dissident, is the first to pose any real threat to Vladimir Putin in over a decade. Could he be the perfect candidate to take on corruption in Russian politics?
It’s cold and dangerous in Siberia. Renko finds Tatiana, but can they survive?
I’ve been a fan of Arkady Renko since ‘Gorky Park’. This is the ninth book in the series, and I think that committed Renko fans will enjoy it. If you are new to this series, go back to ‘Gorky Park, where it all began.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster (Australia) for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith