Ross Thomas
1926-1995
Pseudonym: Oliver Bleeck
 

Ross Elmore Thomas was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He served with the infantry in the Philippines during World War II. He worked as a public relations specialist, correspondent with the Armed Forces Network, union spokesman, and political strategist in the USA, Bonn (Germany), and Nigeria before becoming a writer. He is the creator of:
1. 'Mac McCorkle and Mike Padillo', a saloon owner and a spy in Bonn, Germany.
2. 'Philip St. Ives', a professional mediator between thieves and the people they rip off (under the pseudonym 'Oliver Bleeck').
 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Mac McCorkle and Mike Padillo' Novels
 1) The Cold War Swap (UK Title: Spy in the Vodka [1967]) (Edgar Award)  1966
 2) Cast a Yellow Shadow  1967
 3) The Backup Men  1971
 4) Twilight at Mac's Place  1990
'Philip St. Ives' Novels (as 'Oliver Bleeck')
 1) The Brass Go-Between  1969
 2) Protocol for a Kidnapping  1971
 3) The Procane Chronicle (UK Title: The Thief Who Painted Sunlight [1972]) (Also published as: St. Ives [1976])  1972
 4) The Highbinders  1974
 5) No Questions Asked  1976
Other Novels
 1) The Seersucker Whipsaw  1967
 2) The Singapore Wink  1969
 3) The Fools in Town Are on Our Side  1970
 4) The Pork Choppers  1972
 5) If You Can't Be Good  1973
 6) The Money Harvest  1975
 7) Yellow Dog Contract  1976
 8) Chinaman's Chance  1978
 9) The Eighth Dwarf  1979
10) The Mordida Man  1981
11) Missionary Stew  1983
12) Briarpatch (Edgar Award)  1984
13) Out on the Rim  1987
14) The Fourth Durango  1989
15) Voodoo, Ltd.  1992
16) Ah, Treachery  1994

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