One question she asked him: Which literary character most resembles you?
His answer: Pip from Great Expectations.
Read more from the Q & A, including the answers to:Martin Cruz Smith is best known for his series of crime novels, beginning with Gorky Park (1981), featuring the fictional Russian investigator Arkady Renko. The sixth novel in the series, Stalin’s Ghost, is out now.--Marshal ZeringueWhat is the last thing you read that made you laugh out loud?
What book do you wish you’d written?