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Briarpatch (Crime Masterworks S.): No. 20

Briarpatch (Crime Masterworks S.): No. 20

by RossThomas (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

When Ben Dill's detective sister is blown up outside her duplex, Dill, a consultant to a Senate subcommittee, returns to his hometown to find out who killed her, and why. And what he uncovers is an unsavoury nest of petty thieves, hired guns, crooked cops, illegal arms dealers and corrupt politicians. Fast, furious and funny, Briarpatch shows why Ross Thomas is recognized as one of the finest of all suspense writers.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 05 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0752851721
ISBN 13: 9780752851723
Book Overview: 'What Elmore Leonard does for crimes in the streets, Ross Thomas does for crimes in the suites. Thomas puts his knowledge of corporate chicanery and government malfeasance to work in novels which sometimes seem like John le Carre adapted by Groucho Marx' Village Voice 'Ross Thomas is that rare phenomenon, a writer of suspense novels whose books can be read with pleasure more than once' Eric Ambler Winner of the prestigious Edgar Award 'Ross Thomas is consistently entertaining, articulate and skillful. He can handle grotesques, mood and action as well as anybody' John D. MacDonald * 'Thomas offers a slam-bang cynicism, the sharpest, swiftest dialogue of anyone in the field' Los Angeles Times

Author Bio
Ross Thomas (1926-1995) was born in Oklahoma City. He served in the US Army in World War 2 and saw action in the Philippines. He worked as a reporter, editor, and public relations director for numerous publications, radio stations, national organizations and political candidates in the US, Europe and Africa. He published his first novel, The Cold War Swap, in 1966 and it won an Edgar. In all, he wrote twenty-five novels, including five under the pseudonym Oliver Bleeck.