Out on the Rim

Ross Thomas is considered to be at the very top of American thriller writers by many of his fellow authors, and readers agree. Thomas won two Edgar Awards, one for Best First Novel, The Cold War Swap, and another for Best Novel, Briarpatch. He died in 1995, and since then all but one of his twenty-five novels have gone out of print. Minotaur is proud to remedy this situation. Starting with two of Thomas's well-loved titles, Out on the Rim, which features the author's quirky and delightful pair of detectives, Wu and Durant, and the Edgar-winner, Briarpatch, with Dill as the sleuth searching for his sister's killer, Minotaur will bring readers the thrillers they deserve. And when we have once again whet the appetite for this master writer's work, we are ready to answer the cries of 'More! More!' until almost the entire canon is again in the hands of everyone who appreciates a highly suspenseful story spiced with dry humor, jump-off-the-page characters, and the prose of a master.

Ross Thomas is ranked as one of the very top thriller writers by his fellow authors, and his readers loudly agree. Two Edgar Awards, and other prizes, only complement the abundant praise that Thomas has received.

Thomas died in 1995, and since then all but one of his twenty-five novels have gone out of print. This should never have happened to the man of whom The New Yorker has said, "Very few...are as consistently entertaining...even fewer can match him for style and power." St. Martin's Minotaur is proud to remedy this situation by reissuing Thomas's novels. So start reading, and prepare to join Ross Thomas's legions of admiring fans.