ROSS THOMAS is the author of over twenty-five critically acclaimed novels. His debut, The Cold War Swap, was written in under six weeks and won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and Briarpatch won an Edgar Award for Best Novel. He's also written under the name Oliver Bleeck.
Thomas died in 1995 at the age of 69 in Santa Monica, California.
Praise for Ross Thomas "America's best storyteller." --The New York
Times Book Review Very few...are as consistently
entertaining...even fewer can match him for style and power. --The
New Yorker
"It's good to see the world again through Ross Thomas' cool, clear
gaze." --Los Angeles Times Quintessential Thomas...that is about as
high a compliment as a piece of popular fiction could be
given...you can't put the damn thing down. --The Washington Post
Book World Among the many pleasures of reading it, one of the most
satisfying is simply to watch Thomas juggling -- and never once
dropping -- two complicated plots. --The Washington Post Plenty of
sound-like-real-world dialogue, an edgy sense of menace, and a pip
of a plot that wastes very few lines. --NY Daily News One thing
sure about Ross Thomas' novels: A reader won't get bored waiting
for the action to begin. --Newsday Thomas's snappy dialogue moves
the action along at a fast clip. --USA Today Mystery spine-tinglers
don't come much better than this one...Thomas spins his plot
elements the way a Chinese juggler spins plates. --Publishers
Weekly A nonstop festival of double-crossing, triple-crossing,
quick dialogue, cynical panache, and cheerfully violent
action...Unusually clever and flavorsome. --Kirkus Reviews A
cynically funny, violent caper...Plenty of joyous connivance.
--Time Magazine Ross Thomas is quite simply, a great writer. And
Out on the Rim is a great book. --Robert B. Parker Watch out! Ross
Thomas writes with a switchblade knife. Out on the Rim dazzles!
--Ed. McBain
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