Stalin's Ghost

But In The Midst Of A Blizzard Nothing Is As It First Appears To Be. Renko’S Girlfriend Eva And His Adopted Son, Zhenya, Seem To Be Slipping Into Danger. The Owner Of A Matrimonial Agency Wants Her Husband Killed. An Innocent `Russian Bride’ Employs A Garrotte. A Chess Grandmaster Wanders Into Renko’S Life And Leads Him Into The Line Of Fire. Diehard Communists Gather To Sing Along With Stalin. `Red Diggers’ Uncover Secrets Buried For Half Century In A Desolate Forest And Renko Discovers Ghosts That Have Been Waiting For Him All His Life . . .

As Russia Swings More And More To The Right, Renko Is More And More Out Of Step. Not Only An Original And Deeply Humane Thriller, Stalin’S Ghost Is Also A Wonderful Evocation Of The Emerging New Russia.

Praise For Martin Cruz Smith:

`Cruz Smith Not Only Constructs Grittily Realistic Plots, He Also Has A Gift For Characterisation Of Which Most Thriller Writers Can Only Dream’ Mail On Sunday