▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lock ers . ▁Ark ady ▁also ▁finds ▁indic ations ▁that ▁the ▁Americans ▁were ▁dece iving ▁H ess ▁by ▁transm itting ▁the ▁ac oust ic ▁sign atures ▁of ▁numerous ▁other ▁de comm ission ed ▁American ▁vessels . ▁ ▁Kar p ▁k ills ▁the ▁k iller , ▁sc aring ▁off ▁the ▁Americans ▁and ▁allowing ▁him ▁and ▁Ren ko ▁to ▁escape . ▁After ▁a ▁final ▁fo iled ▁attempt ▁to ▁finish ▁Ark ady ▁off , ▁Kar p ▁finally ▁dec ides , ▁with ▁dra con ian ▁Russian ▁justice ▁await ing ▁him ▁back ▁home , ▁to ▁d rown ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁ icy ▁water . ▁When ▁the ▁Pol ar ▁Star ▁returns ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok , ▁Ark ady ▁says ▁fare well ▁to ▁Susan ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁crew men , ▁suddenly ▁finding ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁party ' s ▁favour ▁again . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Martin ▁Cruz ▁Smith ▁official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : Ar k ady ▁Ren ko ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Martin ▁Cruz ▁Smith ▁Category : Sequ el ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁set ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : Random ▁House ▁books ▁Category : S ov iet ▁Union ▁in ▁fiction <0x0A> </s> ▁Jonathan ▁Wahl ▁is ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill . ▁ ▁Wahl ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁David ▁M um ford . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁B