When the corpse of a Russian is hauled from the oily waters of Havana Bay, Arkady Renko comes to Cuba to identify the body. Looking for the killer, he discovers a city of faded loneliness, unexpected danger, and bewildering contradictions. His investigation introduces him to a beautiful Cuban police
Havana Bay
β Scribed by Martin Cruz Smith
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 281 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1849838135
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β¦ Synopsis
Former Inspector for the Moscow Militsiya, Arkady Renko, is summoned to Cuba to identify a liquefying corpse, dragged from the oily waters of Havana Bay. Renko finds himself in a decaying country, the final recess of Communism - a place where Russia is despised, exotic rituals take precedence and unexpected danger meets bewildering contradictions. After a harrowing experience that has left Renko on the verge of suicide, this new mystery leads him on a trail of deceit that reaches international proportions, and gives him a reason to relish his own life again.
'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian
'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid
'Like the luminaries of the genre, Smith is at heart a deeply moral writer, and beneath his wry, cynical tone you can feel his authorial anger twitching a safe distance away. Paired with what reads deceptively...
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