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Martin Cruz Smith, Acclaimed Author of ‘Gorky Park,’ Dies at 82
RUSSIA, JUL 14 – Martin Cruz Smith, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, authored 11 Renko novels, with his final book published this week, earning the Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award in 2019.
- Friday, Martin Cruz Smith died at age 82 surrounded by those he loved according to Simon & Schuster.
- He had battled Parkinson’s disease since around 1995, Smith revealed in 2013 that deep brain stimulation largely cured his tremors.
- Among his accolades, Gorky Park sold over a million copies and won the CWA Gold Dagger, and he was named a “grand master” by the Mystery Writers of America, winning the Hammett Prize.
- His final Arkady Renko novel 'Hotel Ukraine' arrives this week, and the AP notes it references world leaders such as Zelenskyy, Putin and Biden.
- His debut thriller Gorky Park was hailed as one of the finest thrillers of its era and an unsurpassed evocation of the USSR, and Smith was often praised for his storytelling and insights into modern Russia.
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