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Ross Thomas


USA flag (1926 - 1995)

aka Oliver Bleeck

Before he began writing novels in 1965, Ross Thomas was a reporter, foreign correspondent and public relations executive in the United States, Europe and Africa. He was the author of over twenty novels including the award-winning COLD WAR SWAP. He died in 1995.
 

Awards: Edgar (1985)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Mac McCorkle
   1. The Cold War Swap (1966)
   2. Cast a Yellow Shadow (1967)
   3. The Backup Men (1971)
   4. Twilight at Mac's Place (1990)
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Philip St. Ives Mystery (as by Oliver Bleeck)
   The Brass Go-Between (1969)
   Protocol for a Kidnapping (1971)
   The Procane Chronicle (1971)
   The Highbinders (1974)
   No Questions Asked (1976)
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Arthur Case Wu
   1. Chinaman's Chance (1978)
   2. Out On the Rim (1987)
   3. Voodoo, Ltd. (1992)
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Novels
   The Seersucker Whipsaw (1967)
   The Singapore Wink (1969)
   The Fools in Town Are On Our Side (1970)
   The Porkchoppers (1972)
   If You Can't Be Good (1973)
   The Money Harvest (1975)
   Yellow Dog Contract (1976)
   The Eighth Dwarf (1979)
   The Mordida Man (1981)
   Missionary Stew (1983)
   Briarpatch (1984)
   The Fourth Durango (1989)
   Ah, Treachery! (1994)
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Books containing stories by Ross Thomas
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D.C. Noir 2 (2008)
The Classics
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
George Pelecanos
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The New Mystery (1993)
The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century
edited by
Jerome Charyn

Awards
1985 Edgar Award for Best Novel : Briarpatch
1967 Edgar Award for Best First Novel : The Cold War Swap

Award nominations
1976 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Money Harvest


Ross Thomas recommends
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Singapore Transfer (1991)
(Jeffrey Dean Mystery, book 3)
Wayne Warga
"The suspense is guaranteed."
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Body Scissors (1990)
(Tom Bethany, book 1)
Jerome Doolittle
"Body Scissors landed Jerome Doolittle in the front rank of political thriller novelists. Written with wit, zest and insight, it's one of the best novels about political skullduggery I've read in a long time. And his hero, Tom Bethany, is an irascible gem."
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Hammett (1975)
Joe Gores
"Not since Hammett and Chandler has anyone written quite as well as Joe Gores."

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