Thomas Perry (author)
Encyclopedia
Thomas Perry is an American
mystery and thriller novelist, who received a 1983 Edgar Award
from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel.
, which received a 1983 Edgar Award
from the Mystery Writers of America
for Best First Novel, followed by Metzger's Dog, Big Fish, Island, and Sleeping Dogs. He then launched the critically acclaimed Jane Whitefield five-part series: Vanishing Act (chosen as a "100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association"), Dance for the Dead, Shadow Woman, The Face Changers, and Blood Money. The New York Times selected Nightlife for its best seller selection From this point, Perry has elected to develop a non-series list of mysteries with Death Benefits, Pursuit (which won a Gumshoe Award in 2002), Dead Aim, Night Life and Fidelity. Fidelity was published in 2008. Jane Whitefield reappeared in 2009 with a new book called Runner. His 2010 contribution was a new novel called Strip. In The Informant, released in 2011, Perry brought back the hit-man character first introduced in The Butcher's Boy
and later the protagonist in Sleeping Dogs.
in 1969 and his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Rochester
in 1974. He has been a laborer, maintenance man, commercial fisherman, weapons mechanic, university administrator and teacher, and television writer and producer (Simon and Simon, 21 Jump Street, Star Trek: The Next Generation). To date, he has completed 18 novels with the release of The Informant in 2011. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.
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mystery and thriller novelist, who received a 1983 Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel.
Writings
Perry's work has covered a variety of fictional suspense starting with The Butcher's BoyThe Butcher's Boy
The Butcher’s Boy is American novelist Thomas Perry's first novel, published in 1982. The suspense novel won the 1983 Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel . The work has been reprinted several times, and was followed by a second novel, Sleeping Dogs . -Plot:The Butchers Boy features an...
, which received a 1983 Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
from the Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
for Best First Novel, followed by Metzger's Dog, Big Fish, Island, and Sleeping Dogs. He then launched the critically acclaimed Jane Whitefield five-part series: Vanishing Act (chosen as a "100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association"), Dance for the Dead, Shadow Woman, The Face Changers, and Blood Money. The New York Times selected Nightlife for its best seller selection From this point, Perry has elected to develop a non-series list of mysteries with Death Benefits, Pursuit (which won a Gumshoe Award in 2002), Dead Aim, Night Life and Fidelity. Fidelity was published in 2008. Jane Whitefield reappeared in 2009 with a new book called Runner. His 2010 contribution was a new novel called Strip. In The Informant, released in 2011, Perry brought back the hit-man character first introduced in The Butcher's Boy
The Butcher's Boy
The Butcher’s Boy is American novelist Thomas Perry's first novel, published in 1982. The suspense novel won the 1983 Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel . The work has been reprinted several times, and was followed by a second novel, Sleeping Dogs . -Plot:The Butchers Boy features an...
and later the protagonist in Sleeping Dogs.
Biography
Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1969 and his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
in 1974. He has been a laborer, maintenance man, commercial fisherman, weapons mechanic, university administrator and teacher, and television writer and producer (Simon and Simon, 21 Jump Street, Star Trek: The Next Generation). To date, he has completed 18 novels with the release of The Informant in 2011. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.
Jane Whitefield novels
- Vanishing Act (1995) ISBN 978-0-679-43536-0
- Dance for the Dead (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-44911-9
- Shadow Woman (1997) ISBN 978-0-679-45302-4
- The Face-Changers (1998) ISBN 978-0-679-45303-1
- Blood Money (1999) ISBN 978-0-679-45304-8
- Runner (2009) ISBN 978-0-15-101528-3
Other novels
- The Butcher's BoyThe Butcher's BoyThe Butcher’s Boy is American novelist Thomas Perry's first novel, published in 1982. The suspense novel won the 1983 Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel . The work has been reprinted several times, and was followed by a second novel, Sleeping Dogs . -Plot:The Butchers Boy features an...
(1982) ISBN ISBN 0-684-17455-3 ( PB) (2003) ISBN 978-0-8129-6773-9 - Metzger's Dog (1983) ISBN 978-0-6841-7948-2 (PB) (2003) ISBN 978-0-8129-6774-6
- Big Fish (1985) ISBN 978-0-684-18367-1
- Island (1987) ISBN 978-0-399-13327-5
- Sleeping Dogs (1992) ISBN 978-0-679-41064-5
- Death Benefits (2001) ISBN 978-0-679-45305-5
- Pursuit (2001) ISBN 978-0-679-45306-2
- Dead Aim (2002) ISBN 1-4000-6003-6
- Nightlife (2006) ISBN 1-4000-6004-4
- Silence (2007) ISBN 978-0-15-101289-3 (PB) (2008) 978-0-1560-3330-5
- Fidelity (2008) ISBN 978-0-15-101292-3
- Strip (2010) ISBN 978-0-15-101522-1
- The Informant (2011) ISBN 978-0-547-56933-8