Monday, August 27, 2012

Book review: Polar Star

Authored by Martin Cruz Smith in 1989 (ISBN 0-394-57819-8).

This was a riveting piece of fiction takes place on the frozen seas of the Bering Straight and points further north.  Set just before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it provides an unflattering vision of that country and Communism's economic quota system.

I heartily recommend it; it will cause me to read Gorky Park, subject of a feature-length movie and the prequel to this volume.

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