{"title":"Martin Cruz Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eMARTIN CRUZ SMITH was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his eleven-book series featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko. His notable works include \u003cem\u003eNightwing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRose\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStallion Gate\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith received the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, Britain’s Golden Dagger Award, and won the Hammett Prize twice. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore turning to fiction, Smith worked as a journalist. Much of his fiction drew on that background in reporting and research, most visibly in the Renko series, introduced with the 1981 international bestseller \u003cem\u003eGorky Park\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Cruz Smith’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"death-by-espionage","title":"Death by Espionage: Intriguing Stories of Betrayal and Deception","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA collection of nineteen stories of revenge, betrayal, and treachery from the International Association of Crime Writers and some of the world's most well-known authors. There are assassins and seducers, stolen plans, and intricate games of cat and mouse. The universal rule, however, is that no one gets to write their memoirs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581820402\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581820409\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Martin Cruz Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233310703832,"sku":"9781581820409","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/DeathByEspionageHighres_mockup_v2_1740149568_bccaf8d2-e689-403d-9280-686df6725c01.jpg?v=1791018317"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-martin-cruz-smith.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}