Stalin's Ghost
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Stalin's Ghost | |
Author | Martin Cruz Smith |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Arkady Renko # 6 |
Genre(s) | Crime novel |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster, Macmillan |
Publication date | 19 June 2007 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 352 pp (hardback edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-7432-7672-8 |
Preceded by | Wolves Eat Dogs |
Stalin's Ghost is a crime novel by Martin Cruz Smith set in Russia circa 2005. It is the sixth novel to feature Detective-Investigator Arkady Renko.
[edit] Plot Summary
The ghost of Joseph Stalin has been seen stalking the stations of the Moscow Metro. Renko, perpetually in hot water with his superiors, is assigned to the case with heavy hints to quash it. Instead, he discovers a peculiar connection to a string of murders and a group of Chechen War veterans.