I'm not sure how broad the definition of 'sleuth' is, but I'm partial to Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko novels, with the exception of Stalin's Ghost, which I seriously disliked. I'm hoping his new one, Three Stations, will be a return to form, but I haven't heard much about it yet as it was just released. Olen Steinhauer, in the New York Times, seemed to be more praising of Arkady's past adventures than this one, but that's just me reading between the lines.
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