Gypsy in Amber

Gypsy in Amber (1971) was Martin Cruz Smith's second published book and first mystery novel. Its protagonist is Romano Grey, a gypsy antique expert who is pulled into a murder investigation when one of his friends dies in an automobile accident and is suspected of the murder of a girl whose body is found at the scene of the accident sliced up into six pieces. Grey reappears in Canto for a Gypsy, published in 1972.

The novels of Martin Cruz Smith
The Romano Grey Series
Gypsy in Amber (1971)  • Canto for a Gypsy (1972)
The Inquisitor Series
(as Simon Quinn)
The Devil in Kansas (1974)  • The Last Time I Saw Hell (1974)  • Nuplex Red (1974)  • His Eminence, Death (1974)  • The Midas Coffin (1975)  • Last Rites for the Vulture (1975)
The Arkady Renko Series
Gorky Park (1981)  • Polar Star (1989)  • Red Square (1992)  • Havana Bay (1999)  • Wolves Eat Dogs (2004)  • Stalin's Ghost (2007)  • Three Stations (2010)
Other novels
The Indians Won (1970)  • Analog Bullet (1972)  • Inca Death Squad (1972) (as Nick Carter)  • The Devil's Dozen (1973) (as Nick Carter)  • The Human Factor (1975) (as Simon Quinn)  • The Wilderness Family (1975) (as Martin Quinn)  • Nightwing (1977)  • Ride for Revenge (as Jake Logan)  • Stallion Gate (1986)  • Rose (1996)  • December 6 (2002)