Well Pilgrim, Write!: Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith

Today I finished reading Red Square (1992) by Martin Cruz Smith. The book continues the tale of Arkady Renko, Moscow’s top criminal investigator, who was the protagonist in Gorky Park (1982) and Polar Star (1990).

Learn to Write by Reading Project.

It was a good read.

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