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From the ‘master of the international thriller’ (New York Times), comes a new stand-alone novel.
'Smith can make tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'
'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe'
‘Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it’
‘Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream'
'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity – a literary triumph'
'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'
'Brilliant…enough enigmas within enigmas within enigmas to reel the mind'
'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph'
Martin Cruz Smith's novels include Gorky Park, Stallion Gate, Nightwing, Polar Star, Stalin's Ghost, Rose, December 6, Tatiana, The Girl from Venice, The Siberian Dilemma and Independence Square. He is a two-time winner of the Hammett Prize, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award and, in the UK, the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger, and a winner of the Premio Piemonte Giallo Internazionale. He lives in California.