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Ross Thomas

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Born: February 18 1926

Died: 1717 12 19951995

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 , 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 award after their death .

He died of lung cancer two months before his 70th birthday.

Ross Thomas

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Born: February 18 1926

Died: 1717 12 19951995

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Briarpatch

Chinaman's Chance

The Cold War Swap

The Fools in Town Are on Our Side

Out on the Rim

Twilight at Mac's Place

Voodoo, Ltd.

The Fourth Durango

The Eighth Dwarf

Missionary Stew

The Singapore Wink

The Backup Men

The Eighth Dwarf

No Questions Asked (Philip St. Ives, #5)

The Brass Go-Between (Philip St. Ives, #1)

Ah, Treachery!

No Questions Asked (Philip St. Ives, #5)

Protocol for a Kidnapping (Philip St. Ives, #2)

The Procane Chronicle (Philip St. Ives, #3)

No Questions Asked (Philip St. Ives, #5)