Martin Cruz Smith Books in Order
Martin Cruz Smith is a renowned American novelist, celebrated for his gripping and thought-provoking works that traverse the realms of mystery, thriller, and international intrigue. Born Martin William Smith, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Creative Writing in 1964. As a journalist from 1965 to 1969, he honed his writing skills before transitioning to fiction. His breakthrough novel, Nightwing, was adapted into a film and garnered widespread acclaim. However, it is his series featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko that has cemented his reputation as a masterful storyteller. Gorky Park, published in 1981, catapulted Renko to international fame, earning the title "thriller of the '80s" from Time Magazine and the prestigious Gold Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Martin Cruz Smith
- #1AmazonThe Inca Death Squad(1972)
- #2AmazonThe Devil's Dozen(1973)
- #3AmazonRun, Spy, Run(1964)
- #4AmazonThe China Doll(1964)
- #5AmazonCheckmate in Rio(1964)
- #6AmazonSafari for Spies(1964)
- #7AmazonFraulein Spy(1964)
- #8AmazonSaigon(1964)
- #9AmazonA Bullet for Fidel(1965)
- #10AmazonThe 13th Spy(1965)
- #11AmazonEyes of the Tiger(1965)
- #12AmazonIstanbul(1965)
- #13AmazonWeb of Spies(1966)
- #14AmazonSpy Castle(1966)
- #15AmazonTerrible Ones(1966)
- #16AmazonDragon Flame(1966)
- #17AmazonHanoi(1966)
- #18AmazonDanger Key(1966)
- #19AmazonOperation Starvation(1966)
- #20AmazonMind Poisoners(1966)
- #21AmazonThe Weapon Of Night(1967)
- #22AmazonGolden Serpent(1967)
- #23AmazonMission to Venice(1967)
- #24AmazonDouble Identity(1967)
- #25AmazonThe Devil's Cockpit(1967)
- #26AmazonThe Chinese Paymaster(1967)
- #27AmazonSeven Against Greece(1967)
- #28AmazonA Korean Tiger(1967)
- #29AmazonAssignment Israel(1967)
- #30AmazonRed Guard(1967)
- #31AmazonThe Filthy Five(1967)
- #32AmazonThe Bright Blue Death(1967)
- #33AmazonMacao(1968)
- #34AmazonOperation Moon Rocket(1968)
- #35AmazonThe Judas Spy(1968)
- #36AmazonHood of Death(1968)
- #37AmazonAmsterdam(1968)
- #38AmazonTemple of Fear(1968)
- #39AmazonFourteen Seconds to Hell(1968)
- #40AmazonThe Defector(1969)
- #41AmazonCarnival for Killing(1969)
- #42AmazonRhodesia(1969)
- #43AmazonThe Red Rays(1969)
- #44AmazonPeking: The Tulip affair(1969)
- #45AmazonThe Amazon(1969)
- #46AmazonThe Sea Trap(1969)
- #47AmazonBerlin(1969)
- #48AmazonHuman Time Bomb(1969)
- #49AmazonThe Cobra Kill(1969)
- #50AmazonLiving Death(1969)
- #51AmazonOperation Che Guevara(1969)
- #52AmazonThe Doomsday Formula(1969)
- #53AmazonOperation Snake(1969)
- #54AmazonThe Casbah Killers(1969)
- #55AmazonThe Red Rebellion(1970)
- #56AmazonThe Executioners(1970)
- #57AmazonBlack Death(1970)
- #58AmazonThe Mind Killers(1970)
- #59AmazonTime Clock of Death(1970)
- #60AmazonCambodia(1970)
- #61AmazonThe Death Strain(1970)
- #62AmazonJewel of Doom(1970)
- #63AmazonMoscow(1970)
- #64AmazonThe Arab Plague / Slavemaster(1970)
- #65AmazonIce Bomb Zero(1971)
- #66AmazonMark of Cosa Nostra(1972)
- #67AmazonThe Cairo Mafia / Cairo(1972)
- #68AmazonAssault on England(1973)
- #69AmazonThe Omega Terror(1973)
- #70AmazonCode Name: Werewolf(1973)
- #71AmazonStrike Force Terror(1973)
- #72AmazonAgent Counter-agent(1973)
- #73AmazonHour of the Wolf(1973)
- #74AmazonOur Agent in Rome Is Missing(1973)
- #75AmazonKremlin File(1973)
- #76AmazonSpanish Connection(1973)
- #77AmazonThe Death's Head Conspiracy(1973)
- #78AmazonThe Peking Dossier(1973)
- #79AmazonTarget: Doomsday Island(1974)
- #80AmazonNight of the Avenger(1974)
- #81AmazonButcher of Belgrade(1974)
- #82AmazonAssassination Brigade(1974)
- #83AmazonThe Liquidator(1974)
- #84AmazonIce-Trap Terror(1974)
- #85AmazonAssassin Code Name Vulture(1974)
- #86AmazonThe Stolen Pay Train(1974)
- #87AmazonMassacre in Milan(1974)
- #88AmazonVatican Vendetta(1974)
- #89AmazonSign of the Cobra(1974)
- #90AmazonMan Who Sold Death(1974)
- #91AmazonThe N3 Conspiracy(1974)
- #92AmazonBeirut Incident(1974)
- #93AmazonDeath of the Falcon(1974)
- #94AmazonThe Aztec Avenger(1974)
- #95AmazonThe Code(1975)
- #96AmazonThe Jerusalem File(1975)
- #97AmazonCounterfeit Agent(1975)
- #98AmazonSix Bloody Summer Days(1975)
- #99AmazonThe Katmandu Contract(1975)
- #100AmazonThe Z Document(1975)
- #101AmazonDr. Death(1975)
- #102AmazonUltimate Code(1975)
- #103AmazonAssignment Intercept(1976)
- #104AmazonGreen Wolf Connection(1976)
- #105AmazonThe Fanatics of Al Asad(1976)
- #106AmazonThe Snake Flag Conspiracy(1976)
- #107AmazonThe Turncoat(1976)
- #108AmazonThe Sign of the Prayer Shawl(1976)
- #109AmazonVulcan Disaster(1976)
- #110AmazonA High Yield In Death(1976)
- #111AmazonThe Nichovev Plot(1976)
- #112AmazonTriple Cross(1976)
- #113AmazonThe Gallagher Plot(1976)
- #114AmazonPlot for the Fourth Reich(1977)
- #115AmazonDeath Message(1978)
- #116AmazonThe List(1978)
- #117AmazonUnder the Wall(1978)
- #118AmazonThe Ebony Cross(1978)
- #119AmazonDeadly Doubles(1978)
- #120AmazonRace of Death(1978)
- #121AmazonTrouble in Paradise(1978)
- #122AmazonThe Pamplona Affair(1978)
- #123AmazonThe Doomsday Spore(1978)
- #124AmazonRevenge of the Generals(1979)
- #125AmazonThe Asian Mantrap(1979)
- #126AmazonThunderstrike In Syria(1979)
- #127AmazonThe Redolmo Affair(1979)
- #128AmazonThe Jamaican Exchange(1979)
- #129AmazonTropical Deathpact(1979)
- #130AmazonThe Pemex Chart(1979)
- #131AmazonHawaii(1979)
- #132AmazonThe Satan Trap(1979)
- #133AmazonReich Four(1979)
- #134AmazonThe Nowhere Weapon(1979)
- #135AmazonStrike of the Hawk(1980)
- #136AmazonDay of the Dingo(1980)
- #137AmazonTarantula Strike(1980)
- #138AmazonTen Times Dynamite(1980)
- #139AmazonEighth Card Stud(1980)
- #140AmazonThe Suicide Seat(1980)
- #141AmazonDeath Mission: Havana(1980)
- #142AmazonWar From The Clouds(1980)
- #143AmazonThe Coyote Connection(1981)
- #144AmazonThe Q Man(1981)
- #145AmazonThe Society of Nine(1981)
- #146AmazonThe Ouster Conspiracy(1981)
- #147AmazonThe Golden Bull(1981)
- #148AmazonThe Dubrovnik Massacre(1981)
- #149AmazonThe Solar Menace(1981)
- #150AmazonThe Strontium Code(1981)
- #151AmazonPleasure Island(1981)
- #152AmazonCauldron of Hell(1981)
- #153AmazonThe Parisian Affair(1981)
- #154AmazonTurkish Bloodbath(1982)
- #155AmazonChessmaster(1982)
- #156AmazonThe Last Samurai(1982)
- #157AmazonThe Puppet Master(1982)
- #158AmazonThe Dominican Affair(1982)
- #159AmazonThe Damocles Threat(1982)
- #160AmazonEarth Shaker(1982)
- #161AmazonThe Treason Game(1982)
- #162AmazonDeathlight(1982)
- #163AmazonThe Israeli Connection(1982)
- #164AmazonNorwegian Typhoon(1982)
- #165AmazonThe Hunter(1982)
- #166AmazonOperation McMurdo Sound(1982)
- #167AmazonAppointment in Haiphong(1982)
- #168AmazonRetreat for Death(1982)
- #169AmazonThe Mendoza Manuscript(1982)
- #170AmazonThe Death Star Affair(1982)
- #171AmazonDoctor DNA(1982)
- #172AmazonTyphoon Ray(1982)
- #173AmazonThe Christmas Kill(1982)
- #174AmazonThe Greek Summit(1982)
- #175AmazonHide and Go Die(1983)
- #176AmazonThe Kali Death Cult(1983)
- #177AmazonOperation Vendetta(1983)
- #178AmazonThe Yukon Target(1983)
- #179AmazonThe Death Dealer(1983)
- #180AmazonThe Istanbul Decision(1983)
- #181AmazonThe Decoy Hit(1983)
- #182AmazonThe Outback Ghosts(1983)
- #183AmazonEarthfire North(1983)
- #184AmazonThe Budapest Run(1983)
- #185AmazonCaribbean Coup(1984)
- #186AmazonThe Algarve Affair(1984)
- #187AmazonZero-Hour Strike Force(1984)
- #188AmazonOperation Sharkbite(1984)
- #189AmazonDeath Island(1984)
- #190AmazonNight of the Warheads(1984)
- #191AmazonDay of the Mahdi(1984)
- #192AmazonAssignment: Rio(1984)
- #193AmazonDeath Hand Play(1984)
- #194AmazonThe Kremlin Kill(1984)
- #195AmazonThe Mayan Connection(1984)
- #196AmazonSan Juan Inferno(1984)
- #197AmazonCircle of Scorpions(1985)
- #198AmazonThe Blue Ice Affair(1985)
- #199AmazonThe Macao Massacre(1985)
- #200AmazonPursuit of the Eagle(1985)
- #201AmazonThe Vengeance Game(1985)
- #202AmazonLast Flight to Moscow(1985)
- #203AmazonThe Normandy Code(1985)
- #204AmazonWhite Death(1985)
- #205AmazonThe Assassin Convention(1985)
- #206AmazonBlood of the Scimitar(1985)
- #207AmazonThe Execution Exchange(1985)
- #208AmazonThe Tarlov Cipher(1985)
- #209AmazonTarget Red Star(1986)
- #210AmazonThe Killing Ground(1986)
- #211AmazonThe Berlin Target(1986)
- #212AmazonMercenary Mountain(1986)
- #213AmazonBlood Ultimatum(1986)
- #214AmazonThe Cyclops Conspiracy(1986)
- #215AmazonTunnel for Traitors(1986)
- #216AmazonThe Samurai Kill(1986)
- #217AmazonTerror Times Two(1986)
- #218AmazonDeath Orbit(1986)
- #219AmazonSlaughter Day(1986)
- #220AmazonThe Master Assassin(1986)
- #221AmazonOperation Petrograd(1986)
- #222AmazonCrossfire Red(1987)
- #223AmazonBlood of the Falcon(1987)
- #224AmazonDeath Squad(1987)
- #225AmazonThe Terror Code(1987)
- #226AmazonHoly War(1987)
- #227AmazonBlood Raid(1987)
- #228AmazonEast of Hell(1987)
- #229AmazonKilling Games(1987)
- #230AmazonPressure Point(1987)
- #231AmazonNight of the Condor(1987)
- #232AmazonThe Poseidon Target(1987)
- #233AmazonThe Andropov File(1988)
- #234AmazonDragonfire(1988)
- #235AmazonBloodtrail to Mecca(1988)
- #236AmazonDeathstrike(1988)
- #237AmazonLethal Prey(1988)
- #238AmazonSpykiller(1988)
- #239AmazonBolivian Heat(1988)
- #240AmazonThe Rangoon Man(1988)
- #241AmazonCode Name Cobra(1988)
- #242AmazonAfghan Intercept(1988)
- #243AmazonCountdown to Armageddon(1988)
- #244AmazonBlack Sea Bloodbath(1988)
- #245AmazonThe Deadly Diva(1989)
- #246AmazonInvitation to Death(1989)
- #247AmazonDay of the Assassin(1989)
- #248AmazonThe Korean Kill(1989)
- #249AmazonMiddle East Massacre(1989)
- #250AmazonSanction to Slaughter(1989)
- #251AmazonHoliday in Hell(1989)
- #252AmazonLaw of the Lion(1989)
- #253AmazonHong Kong Hit(1989)
- #254AmazonDeep Sea Death(1989)
- #255AmazonArms of Vengeance(1989)
- #256AmazonHell-Bound Express(1989)
- #257AmazonIsle of Blood(1989)
- #258AmazonSingapore Sling(1990)
- #259AmazonRuby Red Death(1990)
- #260AmazonArctic Abduction(1990)
- #261AmazonDragon Slay(1990)
- #1AmazonThe Indians Won(1970)
- #2AmazonThe Analog Bullet(1972)
- #3AmazonThe Human Factor (As:Simon Quinn)(1975)
- #4AmazonThe Midas Coffin (As: Simon Quinn)(1975)
- #5AmazonThe Adventures ofthe Wilderness Family(1976)
- #6AmazonNightwing(1977)
- #7AmazonRide for Revenge(1980)
- #8AmazonStallion Gate(1986)
- #9AmazonRose(1996)
- #10AmazonTokyo Station / December 6(2002)
- #11AmazonThe Girl from Venice(2016)
About Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is a renowned American novelist, celebrated for his gripping and thought-provoking works that traverse the realms of mystery, thriller, and international intrigue. Born Martin William Smith, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Creative Writing in 1964. As a journalist from 1965 to 1969, he honed his writing skills before transitioning to fiction. His breakthrough novel, Nightwing, was adapted into a film and garnered widespread acclaim. However, it is his series featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko that has cemented his reputation as a masterful storyteller. Gorky Park, published in 1981, catapulted Renko to international fame, earning the title "thriller of the '80s" from Time Magazine and the prestigious Gold Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association.
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