Polar Star

by Martin Cruz Smith

Renko, a former Senior Investigator in the Moscow Prosecutor's Office, is appointed to investigate the death of a girl who surfaces in a ship's catch. While the other officers put through a suicide verdict, Renko pursues his search and discovers why so many crewmen seem intent on murder.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?