This is the 10th novel in the Arkaday Renko series. I first read Smith’s novel Red Square nearly 10 years ago when I was going to have my first trip to Moscow, but for some reason that is now hard to fathom, I panned that particular novel. On the other hand, nearly a year ago, I read the first novel in this series entitled Gorky Park, and that was a great detective story that took place under the frightening reign of Putin, and there were major forces to deal with when any blame on Putin or his cronies was suggested by the facts Renko was uncovering. The 10th book, Independence Square, which happens to be the central square in Kyiv, is on par with Gorky Park.
This is a very timely detective story which takes in one of the most dangerous areas of the world at the present time. I think the portrayal of Russia and Ukraine are pretty accurate, and this novel gets my strongest recommendation.
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