Gorky Park - The Arkady Renko Novels 1 (Paperback)

'Smith can make tension rise through the page like a shark's fin' - Independent

'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' - Val McDermid

'Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it' - Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation

'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

'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity - a literary triumph' - David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child

'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary.' - Guardian

'Brilliant...enough enigmas within enigmas within enigmas to reel the mind' - The New Yorker

'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph' - Sunday Times