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Martin Cruz Smith (né '''Martin William Smith''') was born in Reading, Pennsylvania , in 1942 . He originally wrote under the name Martin Smith only to discover there were other writers with the same name. His agent Knox Burger asked Smith to add a third name and Smith chose Cruz, the shortest name in his family. Privately, he is known as 'Bill.' Smith was educated at the University Of Pennsylvania , and received a Bachelor Of Arts in Creative Writing in 1964 . From 1965 to 1969 he worked as a Journalist , and began Writing Fiction in the early 1970s . His first Mystery , featuring a Gypsy Art Dealer in New York named Roman Grey, '' Gypsy In Amber '' ( 1971 ), was nominated for an Edgar Award . His second book, '' Nightwing '', was his breakthrough novel and was made into a Movie . Smith is best known for his novels featuring the Russia n Investigator, Arkady Renko . In 1981 , Smith wrote '' Gorky Park '', which was called the "thriller of the '80s" by '' Time Magazine ''. It became a Bestseller and won a Golden Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers Association . Renko has appeared in five other novels by Smith, '' Polar Star '', '' Red Square '', '' Havana Bay '', '' Wolves Eat Dogs '', as well as Stalin's Ghost ''. In the 1970s, Smith wrote two Slocum adult action westerns, under the pen name Jake Logan. Smith also wrote a number of other paperback originals, including a series about a character named 'The Inquisitor,' who can be described as a James Bond -type agent employed by the Vatican . Martin Cruz Smith now lives in San Rafael , California with his wife. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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