Stalin's ghost : an Arkady Renko novel
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Published
New York : Pocket Books, 2008.
Status
Central - Adult Detective
D SMITH
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D SMITH
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Published
New York : Pocket Books, 2008.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
333 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Investigator Arkady Renko, the pariah of the Moscow prosecutor's office, has been assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station. The illusion seems part political hocus-pocus and also part wishful thinking, for among many Russians Stalin is again popular; the bloody dictator can boast a two-to-one approval rating. Decidedly better than that of Renko, whose lover, Eva, has left him for Detective Nikolai Isakov, a charismatic veteran of the civil war in Chechnya, a hero of the far right and, Renko suspects, a killer for hire. The cases entwine, and Renko's quests become a personal inquiry fueled by jealousy. The investigation leads to the fields of Tver outside of Moscow, where once a million soldiers fought. There, amidst the detritus, Renko must confront the ghost of his own father, a favorite general of Stalin's. In these barren fields, patriots and shady entrepreneurs -- the Red Diggers and Black Diggers -- collect the bones, weapons and personal effects of slain World War II soldiers, and find that even among the dead there are surprises. -- from Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smith, M. C. (2008). Stalin's ghost: an Arkady Renko novel (First Pocket books trade paperback edition.). Pocket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942-. 2008. Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel. Pocket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942-. Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel Pocket Books, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smith, Martin Cruz. Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel First Pocket books trade paperback edition., Pocket Books, 2008.
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