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Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas (born February 19, 1926, in Oklahoma City – December 18, 1995, in Santa Monica, California) 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.

His debut novel, The Cold War Swap, won a 1967 Edgar Award, for Best First Novel, and 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 (the other was 87th Precinct author Evan Hunter aka Ed McBain in 2006).

Source: Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Thomas_(author)]

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1926-1995 American writer

Born February 19, 1926
Died December 18, 1995

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  • Cover of: The Singapore Wink
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1926-1995 American writer

Born February 19, 1926
Died December 18, 1995

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Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Large type books, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Washington (d.c.), fiction, Americans, Fiction, espionage, Mccorkle, mac (fictitious character), fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Artie Wu (Fictitious character), California, fiction, Durant, quincy (fictitious character), fiction, Political consultants, Quincy Durant (Fictitious character), St. ives, philip (fictitious character), fiction, Wu, artie (fictitious character), fiction, Bars (Drinking establishments), Cold War, Coups d'état, Death, Detective and mystery stories, Edgar Award, Election

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Central America, Washington (D.C.), Bonn (Germany), California, Germany, Gulf Coast (U.S.), London (England), Pacific Area, Philippines, Singapore, United States

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Alternative names

  • Ross thomas
  • Oliver Bleeck
  • Ross Thomas aka Oliver Bleeck

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January 20, 2025 Edited by mheiman merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 20, 2011 Edited by Sai Shankar Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import