He startled critics, readers and the book industry in 1981 with a novel set in the Soviet Union that had a flawed detective ...

Martin Cruz Smith, the bestselling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with Gorky Park and other thrillers ...

Cruz’s 11 Arkady Renko books, which deepen and darken with feeling as they go, are a testament to courage and a reminder of mortality.

Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers ...

Martin Cruz Smith, the American novelist, who has died aged 82, was the author of the international bestseller Gorky Park ...

Martin Cruz Smith gave us thrillers with soul and silence that screamed. His final chapter arrives, but the echoes of his ...

My longevity is linked to Arkady’s." Martin Cruz Smith's final novel, Hotel Ukraine, published just this week, brings to a ...

Hotel Ukraine” is the 11th and last installment in the popular Arkady Renko series by Martin Cruz Smith. He launched the ...

Martin Cruz Smith, author of such bestsellers as "Gorky Park" and "Polar Star," died on July 11, 2025, at age 82. In this ...

Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers as “Gorky Park,” has died at age 82.

Gorky Park’ author Martin Cruz Smith dies at 82 - Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers ...