Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith

Gorky Park

Arkady Renko #1

Martin Cruz Smith

433 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Description

 A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and cynical about everything except his profession. To iden...

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Community Reviews Summary of 860 reviews

Moods

mysterious 76%
tense 76%
dark 69%
adventurous 38%
challenging 15%
reflective 15%
emotional 7%
inspiring 7%
sad 7%

Pace

medium 92%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 75% | Character: 12% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18%

Average rating

3.71

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