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Moorich2@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/3/04 4:01:53 AM
Eastern
> Daylight Time,
>
owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca writes:
>
> <<
> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:27:54 -0000
> From: "John Williams" <
johnwilliams@ntlworld.com>
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Ross Thomas etc
>
> At the Harrogate Crime Fest the other week -
which
> by the way is shaping up
> as a very nice annual UK event - I heard some
great
> stories about Ross
> Thomas' one and only publicity trip to the UK
back
> in the late 70s. Suffice
> to say there was no way any publisher was going
to
> invite him back after
> that one. I had no idea Thomas was as wild as
his
> books.
> >>
> Tell us more! Thomas is my modern favorite.
While
> others may be technically
> superior, he gives me more satisfaction than
any
> other crime writer.
I'd be curious, too. Thomas is one of my favorite writers in
the genre.
I've always had a pet theory that he was, at one time, some
kind of intelligence or government agent. His books have a
feeling of "truth" about them, for lack of a better
word.
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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