Order of Ross Thomas Books
Ross Thomas (1926-1995) was an American author of crime fiction, mystery and thriller novels. He wrote the Mac McCorkle, Philip St. Ives (as Oliver Bleeck) and Arthur Case Wu series. Thomas served during World War II in the Philippines. He then worked in public relations, with the Armed Forces Network, as a union spokesman and a political strategist before finally settling on his career as an author. His thrillers would delve into the inner workings of politics. Thomas passed away due to lung cancer in Santa Monica, California. He was 69 years old.
Ross Thomas made his debut as a novelist in 1966 with the novel The Cold War Swap, beginning his Mac McCorkle series. His final published work was Ah, Treachery!, which was released in 1994. Below is a list of Ross Thomas’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Arthur Case Wu Books
| Chinaman's Chance | (1978) |    |
| Out on the Rim | (1987) | |
| Voodoo, Ltd. | (1992) | |
Publication Order of Mac McCorkle Books
| The Cold War Swap | (1966) | |
| Cast a Yellow Shadow | (1967) | |
| The Backup Men | (1971) | |
| Twilight at Mac's Place | (1990) | |
Publication Order of Philip St. Ives Books
(as Oliver Bleeck)
| The Brass Go-Between | (1969) | |
| The Procane Chronicle / The Thief Who Painted Sunlight | (1971) | |
| Protocol for a Kidnapping | (1971) | |
| The Highbinders | (1973) | |
| No Questions Asked | (1976) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Seersucker Whipsaw | (1967) | |
| The Singapore Wink | (1969) | |
| The Fools in Town Are On Our Side | (1970) | |
| The Porkchoppers | (1972) | |
| If You Can't Be Good | (1973) | |
| Yellow-Dog Contract | (1976) | |
| The Eighth Dwarf | (1979) | |
| The Mordida Man | (1981) | |
| Missionary Stew | (1983) | |
| Briarpatch | (1984) | |
| The Fourth Durango | (1989) | |
| The Money Harvest | (1993) | |
| Ah, Treachery! | (1994) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Warriors for the Poor: The Story of VISTA, Volunteers In Service to America | (1969) | |
| Spies, Thumbsuckers, Etc. | (1989) | |
Notes: The Philip St. Ives series was written as Oliver Bleeck. The Procane Chronicle was also published as The Thief Who Painted Sunlight. The non-fiction book Warriors for the Poor was written with William H. Crook.
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Ross Thomas Synopses: In The Singapore Wink by Ross Thomas, Edward Cauthorne is a used car salesman, but in a previous career, he was a stuntman in Hollywood. His career was cut short due to a run-in with the Mafia – a run-in that left his partner dead. But now he’s being offered $25,000 if he can find his partner alive.
In If You Can’t Be Good by Ross Thomas, while everyone has some sort of motivation, angle, grudge or scam, Deek Lewis is a would-be historian and a muckraker who must find out who set a young woman ablaze.
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