  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. He is the creator of 'Arkady Renko', a police officer in Moscow, Russia. Visit also this site. |
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 | 2013 |
| 9) The Siberian Dilemma | 2019 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Indians Won | 1970 |
| 2) Gypsy in Amber | 1971 |
| 3) Canto for a Gypsy | 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 [2002]) | 2001 |
| 9) The Girl from Venice | 2016 |
| As 'Nick Carter' | |
| 1) The Inca Death Squad | 1972 |
| 2) The Devil's Dozen | 1973 |
| 3) Code Name: Werewolf | 1973 |
| 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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