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Marin Cruz Smith

Autor/a de Gorky Park

40+ obres 17,155 Membres 421 Ressenyes 64 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Martin Cruz Smith is a writer of suspense novels. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1942 but grew up in New Mexico and the Philadelphia area. Smith earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Smith worked for local television stations, newspapers, and the Associated Press. mostra'n més His early work was published under the names Simon Quinn, Jake Logan, and Martin Smith. Smith is best known for a series of suspense/thrillers featuring Investigator Arkady Renko. The first of these books, Gorky Park, was published in 1981 and adapted as a film starring William Hurt and Lee Marvin two years later. An earlier film of his work, Nightwing, directed by Arthur Hiller, was released in 1979. Smith is a member of the Authors League of America and the Authors Guild. In 2013 his title Tatiana made The New York Times Best Seller List. The Girl from Venice also became a bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Nota de desambiguació:

(eng) Martin Cruz Smith has written under the pseudonyms Simon Quinn, Martin Quinn, Jake Logan, and Martin Smith (his real name).

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Obres de Marin Cruz Smith

Gorky Park (1981) 3,801 exemplars
Polar Star (1989) 1,849 exemplars
Red Square (1992) 1,525 exemplars
Havana Bay (1999) 1,491 exemplars
Wolves Eat Dogs (2004) 1,338 exemplars
Stalin's Ghost (2007) 1,219 exemplars
Rose (1996) 1,025 exemplars
December 6 (2002) 1,015 exemplars
Three Stations (2010) 885 exemplars
Stallion Gate (1986) 626 exemplars
Tatiana (2013) 573 exemplars
The Girl from Venice (2016) 482 exemplars
Nightwing (1977) 426 exemplars
The Siberian Dilemma (2019) 256 exemplars
Canto for a Gypsy (1997) 149 exemplars
Gypsy in Amber (1971) 148 exemplars
Independence Square (2023) 116 exemplars
The Indians Won (1970) 66 exemplars
Gorky Park / Nightwing (1988) 38 exemplars
The Analog Bullet (1978) 38 exemplars
Polar Star / Rose (1989) 21 exemplars
Red Square/Gypsy in Amber (1900) 18 exemplars
Nightwing and Stallion Gate (2001) 5 exemplars
Independence Square (2023) 5 exemplars
L'ENIGMA SIBERIANO 2 exemplars
Park Gorkega 1 exemplars
Enigma siberiano 1 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Smith, Marin Cruz
Nom oficial
Smith, Martin William
Altres noms
Quinn, Simon
Logan, Jake
Smith, Martin
Carter, Nick
Data de naixement
1942-11-03
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Llocs de residència
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
San Rafael, California, USA
Educació
University of Pennsylvania (BA | Creative Writing | 1964)
Professions
novelist
screenwriter
journalist
Premis i honors
Crime Writers' Association, Golden Dagger Award (1991)
International Association of Crime Writers, Hammett Prize (1999 ∙ 1996)
Piemonte Grinzane Noir Prize (2008)
Nota de desambiguació
Martin Cruz Smith has written under the pseudonyms Simon Quinn, Martin Quinn, Jake Logan, and Martin Smith (his real name).

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JULY READ - SPOILERS - Gorky Park a The Green Dragon (juliol 2013)
JULY READ - NO SPOILERS - Gorky Park a Book talk (juliol 2013)

Ressenyes

It happens again and again, it seems to happen to all of the masters of their craft Azimov, LeCarre, Herbert, Penny, and now Martin Cruz Smith. Trading on a brand, without producing a novel worthy of that brand. I highly recommend his earlier works, give these later works a pass.
 
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JohnChic | Hi ha 16 ressenyes més | Feb 17, 2024 |
Brought Russia to life. The investigation of some murders but also about coping with life on a totalitarian state. Made contemporary by having the Ukraine as a pivotal setting.
 
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waldhaus1 | Hi ha 13 ressenyes més | Jan 26, 2024 |
A fast-paced, well-written novel set in and around Los Alamos, New Mexico in the final preparations before Trinity, the first successful test of the atomic bomb. Real-life figures Oppenheimer, Groves, Gold and Fuchs are mixed in with many fictional characters, the lead being Army Sergeant Joe Peña. The author makes Joe do a lot of heavy lifting: he's Native American and grew up in the area so can serve as a liaison between the Army and the local Native communities, and taught a teenage Oppenheimer how to ride horses. Joe's also a former professional boxer, a jazz pianist, son of a renowned Native potter, and attracts officer's wives to his bed like moths to a flame. This makes him a perfect candidate to be an informer for the head of security at the installation who wants Oppenheimer to revealed as a Soviet spy at all costs.
There's some beautiful writing here in descriptions of the landscape and weather, some great fight scenes and depictions of the Native communities and their suspicion that having the Army and Los Alamos as a neighbor may not be the best thing for their long-term viability. Joe's being caught between two worlds provides enough conflict to make the book exciting without the added villainy of the security chief. While Joe is a great character, he gets placed at every pivotal scene to the point that it strains credibility. The book's ending is thrilling but somehow unsatisfying.
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RobertOK | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | Jan 14, 2024 |
The story follows an elderly Arkady Renko who is traveling all over the Crimean and Ukraine just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is searching for a disappeared girl, and trying to solve a number of political murders on people involved with the opposition.
A well written, relatively simple little story, the kind a master storyteller may write late in her career. Excellent writing and worldbuilding, but very little complexity in plot and storyline.
In that way it reminds me of Agents running in the field, John le Carres penultimate outing.… (més)
 
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amberwitch | Hi ha 13 ressenyes més | Dec 26, 2023 |

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Obres
40
També de
7
Membres
17,155
Popularitat
#1,296
Valoració
½ 3.7
Ressenyes
421
ISBN
673
Llengües
21
Preferit
64

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