NEW YORK — Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82.

Gorky Park’ author Martin Cruz Smith dies at 82 - Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers ...

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