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Title: Not the Smith you're used to
Review: Martin Cruz Smith is one of my favorite authors, a writer who can truly craft story and character. Gorky Park, Polar Star and Havana Bay are lush, descriptive and spellbinding. However, December 6 reads as if it were written by someone else entirely!The exposition is thin, the dialog wooden and the characters stereotypical. This is not the Martin Cruz Smith you're used to. Let's hope he brings back Arkady Renko next time. Pass on this one and reread one of his older novels!
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