Martin Cruz Smithβs novels include Gorky Park, Stallion Gate, Nightwing, Polar Star, Stalinβs Ghost, Rose, December 6, Tatiana, The Girl from Venice, The Siberian Dilemma, and Independence Square. He is a two-time winner of the Hammett Prize, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of Americaβs Grand Master Award and Britainβs Golden Dagger Award, and a winner of the Premio Piemonte Giallo Internazionale. He lives in California.