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In "Polar Star", former Senior Investigator Arkady Renko is summoned to Moscow to probe the death of a girl found on a ship's catch. While other officers declare suicide, Renko persists in his inquiry and unearths a conspiracy implicating many crew members in foul play.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Martin Cruz Smith
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