Wolves Eat Dogs

About “Wolves Eat Dogs”

In Wolves Eat Dogs, Detective Arkady Renko investigates the death of a Russian billionaire, leading him to the Zone of Exclusion around Chernobyl, a place closed since the 1986 nuclear disaster. The area remains dangerous and largely abandoned, home only to a few people, including militia, scavengers, and elderly residents who have refused to leave. Renko's investigation takes him into this eerie and radioactive region, where he uncovers crimes and secrets that reveal the complexities of the New Russia. The novel follows his journey through this ghostly landscape, uncovering truths that shape the story's outcome. The book was published in 2004 by Martin Cruz Smith.