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D.B. Murphy #3
The Thimblerig
Another fast-paced mystery set in Owen Sound in 1923, The Thimblerig continues the adventures of Detective D. B. Murphy as he tries to eliminate the unscrupulous from this busy lake-port city.
216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 10, 1999
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Richard J. Thomas
15 books1 followerRichard J Thomas spent his formative years in Delta, British Columbia. He attended Conestoga College in Kitchener before settling in Owen Sound with his wife Morag and their sons Finn and Renny and daughter Niamh.
An avid reader all his life, Richard has always been interested in writing. In 1991 he began to pursue his dream of being a published writer and in 1995 his first published fiction appeared in Owen Sounder magazine. "From Horseshoe to Gumshoe" was the first appearance in print for detective D.B. Murphy.
In 1996 the first full-length D.B. Murphy novel Gas Head Willy was published and subsequently shortlisted by the Crime Writers of Canada as one of the best first novels of the year.
An avid reader all his life, Richard has always been interested in writing. In 1991 he began to pursue his dream of being a published writer and in 1995 his first published fiction appeared in Owen Sounder magazine. "From Horseshoe to Gumshoe" was the first appearance in print for detective D.B. Murphy.
In 1996 the first full-length D.B. Murphy novel Gas Head Willy was published and subsequently shortlisted by the Crime Writers of Canada as one of the best first novels of the year.
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