Mark Smith (novelist)

Mark Smith (November 19, 1935 – July 28, 2022) was an American novelist. A professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, he authored several books, including Toyland (1965), The Middleman (1967), Doctor Blues (1983), and Smoke Street (1984). His The Moon Lamp (1976) and The Delphinium Girl (1980) were Book of the Month Club selections. Smith was best known for The Death of the Detective (1973), nominated for the National Book Award in 1974, and a New York Times bestseller. The Death of the Detective was reprinted in 2015 by Brash Books.