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Ross Thomas

Born

in Oklahoma City, The United States

February 19, 1926

Died

December 18, 1995

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Ross Thomas was an American writer of crime fiction. He is best known for his witty thrillers that expose the mechanisms of professional politics. He also wrote several novels under the pseudonym Oliver Bleeck about professional go-between Philip St. Ives.

Thomas served in the Philippines during World War II. He worked as a public relations specialist, reporter, union spokesman, and political strategist in the USA, Bonn (Germany), and Nigeria before becoming a writer.

His debut novel, The Cold War Swap, was written in only six weeks and won a 1967 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Briarpatch earned the 1985 Edgar for Best Novel. In 2002 he was honored with the inaugural Gumshoe Lifetime Achievement Award, one of only two authors to earn the a ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 10,317 ratings · 959 reviews · 57 distinct works • Similar authors

	Briarpatch 4.03 avg rating — 1,606 ratings — published 1984 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinaman's Chance (Arthur Case Wu, #1) by Ross Thomas, William Heffernan (Introduction) 4.19 avg rating — 977 ratings — published 1978 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cold War Swap (Mac McCorckle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 715 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fools in Town Are on Our Side by Ross Thomas, Anthony Hiss (Introduction) 4.18 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out on the Rim (Arthur Case Wu, #2) by Ross Thomas, Donald E. Westlake (Introduction) 4.14 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twilight at Mac's Place (Mac McCorkle, #4) by Ross Thomas, T. Jefferson Parker (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.12 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 1990 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eighth Dwarf 4.04 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 1979 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fourth Durango by Ross Thomas, Sara Paretsky (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 441 ratings — published 1989 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Singapore Wink 3.95 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1969 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missionary Stew 4.11 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Arthur Case Wu (3 books)
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T. Jefferson Parker (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)

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“I think she must have lived where all the sad poets live, in that secret place where everything hurts all the time.”
― Ross Thomas

tags: emotional-pain, psychology

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“The redheaded homicide detective stepped through the door at 7:30 A.M. and out into the August heat that already had reached 88 degrees. By noon the temperature would hit 100, and by two or three o'clock it would be hovering around 105. Frayed nerves would then start to snap and produce a marked increase in the detective's business. Breadknife weather, the detective thought. Breadknives in the afternoon.”
― Ross Thomas, Briarpatch

tags: opener

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“Dying in vain isn't really all that bad since nearly everyone does it. It's the living in vain you really have to watch out for.”
― Ross Thomas, Briarpatch

tags: death-and-dying

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