Order of Martin Cruz Smith Books
Martin Cruz Smith is an American author of mystery novels. Before becoming a fiction author, Martin worked as a journalist for four years. Martin is best known for his novels Nightwing and his Arkady Renko series. Martin Cruz Smith has won the British Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger Award as well as the Dashiell Hammett Award (twice) from the International Association of Crime Writers’ North American Branch.
Martin Cruz Smith began his career with Gypsy in Amber in 1971, part of the Romano Grey series. Below is a list of Martin Cruz Smith’s books in order of when they were first released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Arkady Renko Books
| Gorky Park | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Polar Star | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Square | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Havana Bay | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wolves Eat Dogs | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stalin's Ghost | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Three Stations | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tatiana | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Siberian Dilemma | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Independence Square | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hotel Ukraine | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Inquisitor Books
(as Simon Quinn)
| The Devil in Kansas | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Time I Saw Hell | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nuplex Red | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| His Eminence, Death | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Midas Coffin | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Rites for the Vulture | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Nick Carter: Killmaster Books
| The Inca Death Squad | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil's Dozen | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Roman Grey Books
| Gypsy in Amber | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Canto for a Gypsy | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Indians Won | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Analog Bullet | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Human Factor | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Midas Coffin | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures ofthe Wilderness Family | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nightwing | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ride for Revenge | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stallion Gate | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rose | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tokyo Station / December 6 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Girl from Venice | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Nick Carter: Killmaster Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Inquisitor series along with the novel Human Factor were written under the pen name Simon Quinn. Tokyo Station was also published as December 6. The Nick Carter: Killmaster were written under the house name of Nick Carter. The Adventures of the Wilderness Family was written under the pen name Martin Quinn. Ride for Revenge was written using the pseudonym Jake Logan.
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Hey,
Not sure why you deleted your comment – you had asked why December 6 wasn’t listed. It is however it’s listed as “Tokyo Station”. One of those books that has alternate names. I’ll make a note to update the listing however to reflect both names.