In the final installment of Martin Cruz Smith's celebrated Arkady Renko series, the legendary Moscow investigator seeks to solve the murder of a diplomat as Russia's invasion of Ukraine wears on and the effects of Arkady's Parkinson's disease worsen. Helped by his lover, the journalist Tatiana Petrovna, Arkady traces the murder to a Russian paramilitary group that's being aided by a government official who also used to be one of Arkady's romantic partners. Before long, those responsible for the killing are looking to similarly dispatch Arkady and Tatiana--all of it leading to a thrilling and action-packed climax.
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