Order of Arkady Renko Books
Arkady Renko is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Martin Cruz Smith. Arkady Renko starts out as the chief investigator for the Soviet Militsiya, but he later takes on various other jobs. The first novel in the series, Gorky Park, was adapted into a film in 1983.
Martin Cruz Smith began the Arkady Renko series in 1981 with the aforementioned Gorky Park. Often in the series, there will be several years between books. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Martin Cruz Smith’s Arkady Renko books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Arkady Renko Books
Gorky Park | (1981) | |
Polar Star | (1989) | |
Red Square | (1992) | |
Havana Bay | (1999) | |
Wolves Eat Dogs | (2004) | |
Stalin’s Ghost | (2007) | |
Three Stations | (2010) | |
Tatiana | (2013) | |
The Siberian Dilemma | (2019) | |
Independence Square | (2023) | |
Hotel Ukraine | (2025) |