  Martin William Smith was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania where he obtained his BA in 1964. He has worked for a television station, newspapers and as a correspondent for the Associated Press. In 1981, he created 'Arkady Renko', police officer in Moscow, Russia. He also wrote westerns, Nick Carter mysteries and several crime novels under the name 'Simon Quinn'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Arkady Renko' Novels | |
| 1) Gorky Park (Gold Dagger Award) | 1981 |
| 2) Polar Star | 1989 |
| 3) Red Square | 1992 |
| 4) Havana Bay (Hammett Prize) | 1999 |
| 5) Wolves Eat Dogs | 2004 |
| 6) Stalin's Ghost | 2006 |
| 7) Three Stations | 2010 |
| 8) Tatiana | Due November 2013 |
| 'Nick Carter' Novels | |
| 1) The Inca Death Squad | 1972 |
| 2) The Devil's Dozen | 1973 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Indians Won | 1970 |
| 2) Gypsy in Amber | 1971 |
| 3) Canto for a Gypsy (Also published as: How to Live with Another Person) | 1972 |
| 4) Nightwing | 1977 |
| 5) Analog Bullet | 1981 |
| 6) Stallion Gate | 1986 |
| 7) Rose (Hammett Prize) | 1996 |
| 8) Tokyo Station (Also published as: December 6) | 2001 |
| As 'Simon Quinn' | |
| 1) The Devil in Kansas | 1974 |
| 2) The Last Time I Saw Hell | 1974 |
| 3) Nuplex Red | 1974 |
| 4) His Eminence, Death | 1974 |
| 5) The Midas Coffin | 1975 |
| 6) Last Rites for the Vulture | 1975 |
| 7) The Human Factor | 1975 |
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