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Martin Cruz Smith

Born

in Reading, Pennsylvania, The United States

November 03, 1942

Died

July 11, 2025

Website

http://www.martincruzsmith.com/

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense

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Martin Cruz Smith (AKA Simon Quinn, Nick Carter, Jake Logan, and Martin Quinn) 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 appeared in Independence Square (2023) and Hotel Ukraine (2025). [Wikipedia] ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 159,169 ratings · 8,539 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 70,737 ratings — published 1981 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,629 ratings — published 1989 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolves Eat Dogs (Arkady Renko, #5) 3.93 avg rating — 8,709 ratings — published 2004 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Havana Bay (Arkady Renko, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 8,680 ratings — published 1999 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Square (Arkady Renko, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 7,801 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl from Venice 3.43 avg rating — 9,037 ratings — published 2016 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stalin's Ghost (Arkady Renko, #6) 3.81 avg rating — 6,654 ratings — published 2007 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Stations (Arkady Renko, #7) 3.80 avg rating — 5,880 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tatiana (Arkady Renko, #8) 3.79 avg rating — 5,832 ratings — published 2013 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siberian Dilemma (Arkady Renko, #9) 3.86 avg rating — 4,434 ratings — published 2019 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Martin Cruz Smith

Arkady Renko (11 books)
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Roman Grey (2 books)
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Quotes by Martin Cruz Smith (?)

“The great thing about being a writer is that you are always re-creating yourself.”
― Martin Cruz Smith

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“Because normal human activity is worse for nature than the greatest nuclear accident in history.”
― Martin Cruz Smith

tags: earth, humanity, nature, nuclear, nuclear-war, pollution

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“It was like a Russian party, Arkady thought. People got drunk, recklessly confessed their love, spilled their festering dislike, had hysterics, marched out, were dragged back in and revived with brandy. It wasn't a French salon.”
― Martin Cruz Smith

tags: alcohol, brandy, drunkenness, party, russia

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