About Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith was an American writer of mystery and suspense fiction, mostly in an international or historical setting. He was best known for his 11-book series featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko, who was introduced in 1981 with Gorky Park and last appeared in Hotel Ukraine (2025). Smith was best known for his novels featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko, who was introduced in Gorky Park (1981). During the 1990s, Smith twice won the Dashiell Hammett Award from the North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers. The novel, which Time called the "first thriller of the '80s", became a bestseller and won a Gold Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association.
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