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Ross Thomas (1926–1995)

Autor/a de Briarpatch

50+ obres 3,918 Membres 73 Ressenyes 25 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Writer Ross Thomas was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 19, 1926. During World War II, he served in the Philippines. Before becoming a writer in 1965, he worked as a pulic relations specialist and a reporter. He has written over twenty novels, including The Cold War Swap, which won the mostra'n més 1967 Edgar Award for best first novel, and Briarpatch, which won the 1985 Edgar Award for best novel. He also wrote a series of novels under the pseudonym Oliver Bleeck. Besides writing novels, he worked on the following three screenplays: St. Ives, which was based on a character he created, Hammett, and Bad Company. He died in Santa Monica, California on December 18, 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Nota de desambiguació:

(eng) Oliver Bleeck was a pen name of Ross Thomas. Ross Thomas and Thomas Ross are two different names ( different surnames) please do not combine these.

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Obres de Ross Thomas

Briarpatch (1984) 388 exemplars
Chinaman's Chance (1978) 330 exemplars
Out on the Rim (1987) 263 exemplars
The Cold War Swap (1966) 239 exemplars
The Fourth Durango (1989) 230 exemplars
Twilight at Mac's Place (1990) 207 exemplars
Cast a Yellow Shadow (1967) 205 exemplars
Voodoo Ltd (1993) 203 exemplars
The Fools in Town Are on Our Side (1970) 188 exemplars
Missionary Stew (1983) 156 exemplars
The Eighth Dwarf (1979) 156 exemplars
Ah, Treachery! (1994) 154 exemplars
The Backup Men (1971) 117 exemplars
The Singapore Wink (1969) 110 exemplars
The Money Harvest (1975) 103 exemplars
If You Can't Be Good (1973) 101 exemplars
The Seersucker Whipsaw (1967) 97 exemplars
Yellow-Dog Contract (1977) 91 exemplars
The Mordida Man (1981) 89 exemplars
The Porkchoppers (1972) 89 exemplars
The Brass Go-Between (1969) 85 exemplars
The Procane Chronicle (1971) 75 exemplars
Protocol for a Kidnapping (1971) 74 exemplars
The Highbinders (1974) 65 exemplars
No Questions Asked (1976) 63 exemplars
Teufels Küche (2010) 3 exemplars
Bad Company [1995 film] (1995) — Writer — 3 exemplars
Thief Who Painted Sunlight (1972) 2 exemplars
Spies, Thumbsuckers, Etc. (1989) 2 exemplars
Norgold '88 Cairns 1 exemplars
chien de métier! 1 exemplars
Chien de métier (1970) 1 exemplars
Gli intermediari 1 exemplars
Any 1 exemplars
La madriguera (1984) 1 exemplars
Spy in the Vodka 1 exemplars
Maailman laidalla (1995) 1 exemplars
Kibuvitsatihnik : [romaan] (2003) 1 exemplars
Smlouva bez podpisu 1 exemplars

Obres associades

D.C. Noir 2: The Classics (2008) — Col·laborador — 63 exemplars
Blood In, Blood Out [1993 film] (1993) — Original story — 26 exemplars
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold [2006 film] (2006) — Actor, algunes edicions17 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Nom normalitzat
Thomas, Ross
Altres noms
Bleeck, Oliver (pseudonym)
Data de naixement
1926-02-16
Data de defunció
1995-12-18
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Lloc de defunció
Santa Monica, California, USA
Llocs de residència
California, USA
Professions
public relations specialist
political strategist
union spokesman
reporter
soldier
Premis i honors
Gumshoe Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2002)
Nota de desambiguació
Oliver Bleeck was a pen name of Ross Thomas.

Ross Thomas and Thomas Ross are two different names ( different surnames) please do not combine these.

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Obres
50
També de
4
Membres
3,918
Popularitat
#6,459
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
73
ISBN
398
Llengües
11
Preferit
25

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