Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith (né Martin William Smith, later changed his middle name to Cruz after his grandmother's surname) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA in 1942. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Smith received his BA in 1964. From 1965 to 1969 he worked as a journalist, and began writing fiction in the early 1970s. His first mystery, featuring a Gypsy art dealer in New York named Roman Grey, Gypsy in Amber (1971), was nominated for an Edgar Award. His second book, Nightwing, was made into a movie.
However, his main objective in writing was to write a book with a Russian cop as the main character rather than an American one. In 1981, Smith wrote Gorky Park, featuring Arkady Renko, which was called the "thriller of the '80s" by Time Magazine. It became a bestseller and won a Golden Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers Association. Renko has appeared in three other novels by Smith, Polar Star, Red Square, and Havana Bay.
Martin Cruz Smith now lives in California with his wife and three children.
Bibliography
- The Indians Won (1970)
- Gypsy in Amber (1971)
- Canto for a Gypsy (1972)
- Analog Bullet (1972)
- Inca Death Squad (1972) (As Nick Carter)
- The Devil's Dozen (1973) (As Nick Carter)
- The Devil in Kansas (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #1) (As Simon Quinn)
- The Last Time I Saw Hell (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #2) (As Simon Quinn)
- Nuplex Red (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #3) (As Simon Quinn)
- His Eminence, Death (1974) (The Inquisitor Series #4 ) (As Simon Quinn)
- The Midas Coffin (1975) (The Inquisitor Series #5) (As Simon Quinn)
- The Human Factor (1975) (As Simon Quinn)
- The Wilderness Family (1975) (As Martin Quinn)
- Last Rites for the Vulture (1975) (The Inquisitor Series #6) (As Simon Quinn)
- Nightwing (1977)
- Ride for Revenge (1977) (As Jake Logan)
- Gorky Park (1981)
- Stallion Gate (1986)
- Polar Star (1989)
- Red Square (1992)
- Rose (1996)
- Havana Bay (1999)
- December 6 (2002) (apa Tokyo Station)
- Wolves Eat Dogs (2004)