Polar Star (Novel)

Polar Star is a Crime Novel by Martin Cruz Smith, set in the Soviet Union in the late 1980's. It is a sequel to Gorky Park (Novel) and features former Investigator Arkady Renko.

Related Topics:
Crime Novel - Martin Cruz Smith - Soviet Union - Gorky Park (Novel) - Arkady Renko

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After uncovering corruption in high places and being exposed to capitalist influences, Renko is dismissed and forced to accept a variety of menial jobs in remote parts of the Soviet Union. Finally, he finds himself gutting fish on a factory fishing vessel in the Arctic Ocean.

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While he tries to remain unnoticed by the KGB, the body of a murdered crew member is pulled up in the vessel's nets. The ship's captain asks Renko to investigate on the spot, rather than go back into port.

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