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Arkady Renko Books in Order

Arkady Renko by Martin Cruz Smith contains 11 books, published between 1981 and 2025. The first book is Gorky Park (1981) and the newest is Hotel Ukraine (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1981–2025
Pages on record
2,642 in 7 of 11 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,642 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Arkady Renko checklist

Arkady Renko is a police procedural series named for its Moscow investigator. Gorky Park (1981) opens a run of 11 books that reaches Hotel Ukraine (2025). Between them stand Polar Star (1989), Red Square (1992), Havana Bay (1999), Wolves Eat Dogs (2004), Stalin's Ghost (2007), Three Stations (2010), Tatiana (2013) and The Siberian Dilemma (2019). Political fiction and criminal investigation are the recorded subjects, and the series continues.

How many Arkady Renko books are there?

Arkady Renko has 11 books, released between 1981 and 2025.

Arkady Renko Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Arkady Renko books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith, book 1 of the Arkady Renko series (1981)
  2. Cover of Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith, book 2 of the Arkady Renko series (1989)
  3. Cover of Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith, book 3 of the Arkady Renko series (1992)
  4. Cover of Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith, book 4 of the Arkady Renko series (1999)
  5. Cover of Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith, book 5 of the Arkady Renko series (2004)
  6. Cover of Stalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith, book 6 of the Arkady Renko series (2007)
  7. Cover of Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith, book 7 of the Arkady Renko series (2010)
  8. Cover of The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith, book 9 of the Arkady Renko series (2019)
  1. 1
    Gorky Park1981 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981384
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  2. 2
    Polar Star1989 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989400
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  3. 3
    Red Square1992 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992400
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  4. 4
    Havana Bay1999 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999432
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  5. 5
    Wolves Eat Dogs2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004336
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  6. 6
    Stalin's Ghost2007 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007432
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  7. 7
    Three Stations2010 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010258
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  8. 8
    Tatiana2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    The Siberian Dilemma2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  10. 10
    Independence Square2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  11. 11
    Hotel Ukraine2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Is there a chronological order for Arkady Renko?

No separate chronological order is on record for Arkady Renko, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Arkady Renko books in order?

You should read the Arkady Renko books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Arkady Renko book also stands alone.

Where to start with Arkady Renko

Start with Gorky Park (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Arkady Renko book?

Hotel Ukraine (2025) is the newest Arkady Renko book released so far.

Is there a new Arkady Renko book coming?

No next Arkady Renko book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Arkady Renko at a glance

Still running
Arkady Renko is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Arkady Renko books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,642 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Arkady Renko books, 3 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Arkady Renko books are about

9 of the 11 Arkady Renko books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Martin Cruz Smith

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.