Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smithis an American mystery novelist. He is best known for his eight-novel series on Russian investigator Arkady Renko, who was first introduced in 1981 with Gorky Park...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
stars eye night
Kali is the goddess of destruction, the Clawed Hands, the Blood Drinker... And that's one side of her, as it is for any god. If you knew her for thousands of years you'd know she could be all colors. The sky is black at night, but if your eyes were good enough, they could see the different lights of a million stars. Death is part of her because death is part of life.
normal nuclear air-pollution
Because normal human activity is worse for nature than the greatest nuclear accident in history.
writing scene passing
It was like passing the scene of a highway accident and being relieved to learn that nobody had been seriously injured.
voice talking flats
I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is.
ideas busy enough
I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer.
writing idiot used
I used to be treated like an idiot, now I'm treated like an idiot savant.
great-things
The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.