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Martin William Smith, better known as Martin Cruz Smith was born on the 3rd of November 1942 in Pennsylvania’s Reading to a jazz loving family of John Calhoun and mother Louise Smith, the latter being a leader of the Pueblo Indian rights. In 1964, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing degree.
Martin Cruz Smith - The Author. I t helped that my family was given to long odds and high hopes. My father was a jazz musician. My mother was a nightclub singer. They met at the '39 World's Fair, where she represented New Mexico. W e moved around. My father played at the Albuquerque nightspot depicted in 'Stallion Gate'.
The Novels of Martin Cruz Smith. Journalist Tatiana Petrovna is on the move. Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana’s part-time lover, hasn’t seen her since she left on assignment over a month ago. When she doesn’t arrive on her scheduled train, he’s positive something is wrong. No one else thinks Renko should be worried ...
9 de may. de 2023 · Author Martin Cruz Smith introduced Moscow police detective Arkady Renko in the novel 'Gorky Park' in 1981. There are nine more books in the series, and Renko has aged a bit over time. In 'Independence Square', Martin Cruz Smith, who has Parkinson's Disease, takes a leaf from his own life, and Renko is diagnosed with the same ailment.
Martin Cruz Smith has 69 books on Goodreads with 237065 ratings. Martin Cruz Smith’s most popular book is Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1).
Martin Cruz Smith’s novels include Gorky Park, Stallion Gate, Polar Star, Stalin’s Ghost, Rose, December 6, Tatiana, and The Girl from Venice. He is a two-time winner of the Hammett Prize, a recipient of Britain’s Golden Dagger Award, and a winner of the Premio Piemonte Giallo Internazionale.
"Martin Cruz Smith knows his Russia. Every page reeks of Moscow: dirty snow, the stink of cigarette and vodka fumes, the cynicism and tasteless opulence of the mafia, the all-pervasive corruption." - The Economist "As always, Smith elevates a police procedural story to a taste of Russia, a glass of vodka poured quivering to the brim."
