He wrote more than 30 novels, including an acclaimed series about Russian detective Arkady Renko. The first volume, “Gorky Park,” was made into a 1983 film.

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

Martin Cruz Smith, the bestselling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with "Gorky Park" and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82.

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

Martin Cruz Smith gave us thrillers with soul and silence that screamed. His final chapter arrives, but the echoes of his storytelling refuse to fade., Books News - Times Now ...

My longevity is linked to Arkady’s." Martin Cruz Smith's final novel, Hotel Ukraine, published just this week, brings to a close one of modern literature’s most enduring detective series featuring ...

When in 2011 Olga Zakharova took over as director of Gorky Park, it was seedy place. Today, the park attracts 15 million guests annually. RIR's Louise Dickson spoke to Olga about how the park ...

Classic review: Gorky Park "Gorky Park" is a thriller that grapples with one man's search for meaning. Gorky Park By Martin Cruz Smith Random House 384 pp., $13.95 What are you reading?

1 An aerial view of Gorky Park in 1979. For decades, the 300-acre park has provided Muscovites with a swath of tranquil greenery in the heart of the Russian capital.

Author Martin Cruz Smith, whose 1981 Cold War novel “Gorky Park” became a bestseller, is selling his San Rafael estate for $2.9 million. Cruz Smith and his wife, Emily, have lived in the four ...

Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers as “Gorky Park,” has died at age 82. His publisher, Simon & Schuster, confirmed that he died Friday in San Rafael, ...