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).
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1926-1995 American writer
Born | February 19, 1926 |
Died | December 18, 1995 |
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1926-1995 American writer
Born | February 19, 1926 |
Died | December 18, 1995 |
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- OLID: OL579828A
- ISNI: 0000000114709588
- VIAF: 39384726
- Wikidata: Q1660382
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1660382
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- Oliver Bleeck
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