Arkady Renko Books in Order
novel series by Martin Cruz Smith
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Martin Cruz Smith
A 1981 novel by Martin Cruz Smith. A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center leaves three corpses frozen in the snow with faces and fingers…
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1989 · Martin Cruz Smith
Polar Star is a 1989 crime novel by Martin Cruz Smith, set in the Soviet Union during the late 1980s. It is a sequel to Gorky Park and follows former…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Martin Cruz Smith
Renko, a former Senior Investigator in the Moscow Prosecutor's Office, is appointed to investigate the death of a girl who surfaces in a ship's…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Martin Cruz Smith
A 1992 novel by Martin Cruz Smith. With the Communist party dead and the ruble worthless, Moscow collapses around Arkady Renko, who escapes to…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Martin Cruz Smith
Havana Bay is a 1999 book by Martin Cruz Smith. A Moscow detective is summoned to Havana to solve the murder of an agent of the Russian secret…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Martin Cruz Smith
In Wolves Eat Dogs, Detective Arkady Renko investigates the death of a Russian billionaire, leading him to the Zone of Exclusion around Chernobyl, a…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Martin Cruz Smith
In a 2007 novel by Martin Cruz Smith, the ghost of Stalin appears on a Moscow subway platform. Inspector Arkady Renko is assigned to investigate and…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Martin Cruz Smith
In this 2010 novel by Martin Cruz Smith, a passenger train crosses the night as a young mother heads to Moscow seeking a new life while a hardened…
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2013 · Martin Cruz Smith
Tatiana is a 2013 crime novel by Martin Cruz Smith set in Russia. It is the eighth book in the Arkady Renko series, which follows the character of…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Arkady Renko books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Gorky Park”. Start with “Gorky Park.”
How many books are in the Arkady Renko series?
We list 9 books by Martin Cruz Smith , published between 1981–2013.
Where can I buy the Arkady Renko books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.