Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Martin Cruz Smith
Charting Apr 12, 1981 → Dec 1, 2013 · 71 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 11.07%
- week of Aug 16, 1981
- Career Power
- 567
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 4
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 383
- February 1981 – February 1982
- Peak Five Years
- 383
- November 1976 – February 1982
- Top-five weeks
- 35
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 71
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Apr 26, 1981
- Comebacks
- 1
- August 1989
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Mar 21, 1982 | Aug 6, 1989 | 385 | 220 | 11.07% | 4.80% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
7 books · 567 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorky Park | #1 | 45 | 383.0 | ||
| Polar Star | #1 | 15 | 149.7 | ||
| Red Square | #11 | 6 | 15.8 | ||
| Three Stations | #7 | 2 | 10.5 | ||
| Tatiana | #12 | 1 | 3.2 | ||
| December 6 | #13 | 1 | 2.8 | ||
| Stallion Gate | #14 | 1 | 2.4 |