Paul Thomas (1) (1951–)
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Paul Thomas was born in 1951 in New Zealand. He is a journalist and sports biographer. He won the Australian Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel in 1995 for Inside Dope. Thomas' novels are set primarily in Australia and New Zealand, and often also in France, where he spent several years in toon meer Toulouse. While Thomas' earlier work consists primarily of crime and sports novels, his recent books explore the psychological state-of-mind of middle-aged urban people at the beginning of the new century. His title's include: Old School, Inside Dope, Guerilla Season, and The Ihaka Trilogy. In 2015 he made the Ngaio Marsh Award shortlist with his title Fallout. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Geboortedatum
- 1951
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- New Zealand
- Woonplaatsen
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Dirty Laundry door Paul Thomas
What joy in finding a new author, well, new to me. Paul Thomas, has apparently, been writing for a while in his native New Zealand and I have two more of his books on my shelf now. It's like having gold bullion. He is one of the wittiest writers I have ever read. "Plugge didn't lose his composure very often but when he did, he had to send a search party to get it back." and he describes a handshake as "sufficiently protracted to convey and enthusiastic welcome without suggesting freemasonry or arousal." I mean this guy makes poetry. It took me twice as long to get through the book as it normally does for a story this size because many of the sentences I had to read twice and three times just to savor. Oh and the story is excellent - slackers and Down Under Mafia and all sorts of wonderful characters working together and apart on a 20 year old murder.… (meer)
A redneck radio talk show host is forced to jump off a tall building. A journalist gets his neck wrung. A politician is slow cooked. A heretofore unheard of militant group is claiming the murders but no one can figure out why. This New Zealand author has a fabulous wit. This plot does not hang together as well as his first book, but it's still a great read.
I read this book without reading its predecessors, so perhaps I do not appreciate the context of this series. That being said, I doubt I could appreciate a second rate mystery, New Zealand politics in boring detail, and cold blooded killings by the "hero" police detective, regardless how many books I read. Not recommended.
If you've not read the earlier Ihaka books then you really need to address that as a matter of some urgency - full review at Reviewing the Evidence: http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/review.html?id=10313
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