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Thomas H. Cook

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Thomas H. Cook

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-09-19 (Fort Payne, Alabama)
Nationality
アメリカ人
Languages
English
Residence History
Fort Payne, Alabama → Georgia → Cape Cod → New York City → Los Angeles

Career

Occupations
Author, Teacher
Active Years
1980-2024

Education

Georgia State College
Country: United States
Hunter College
American history
Degree: Master's degree
Country: United States
Columbia University
Degree: MPhil
Country: United States

Awards

Edgar Award
1997
Work: The Chatham School Affair
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Barry Award
2006
Work: Red Leaves
Category: Best Novel
Result: Winner
Martin Beck Award
2006
Work: Red Leaves
Result: Winner
Edgar Award
1981
Work: Blood Innocents
Category: Best Paperback Original
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Finalist
Edgar Award
1989
Work: Sacrificial Ground
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Chatham School Affair

1996 Mystery

Red Leaves

2005 Crime

Blood Innocents

1980 Mystery

Bibliography

  • Blood Innocents (1980)
  • The Orchids (1982)
  • Tabernacle (1983)
  • Elena (1986)
  • Sacrificial Ground (1988)
  • Flesh and Blood (1989)
  • Streets of Fire (1989)
  • Early Graves (1990)
  • Night Secrets (1990)
  • The City When It Rains (1991)
  • Evidence of Blood (1991)
  • Blood Echoes (1992)
  • Mortal Memory (1993)
  • Breakheart Hill (1995)
  • The Chatham School Affair (1996)
  • Instruments of Night (1998)
  • Places in the Dark (2000)
  • The Interrogation (2002)
  • Taken: A Novelization (2002)
  • Moon Over Manhattan (2003)
  • Peril (2004)
  • Into the Web (2004)
  • Red Leaves (2005)
  • The Murmur of Stones / The Cloud of Unknowing (2006/2007)
  • Master of the Delta (2008)
  • The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 (2008)
  • The Fate of Katherine Carr (2009)
  • The Last Talk with Lola Faye (2010)
  • The Quest for Anna Klein (2011)
  • The Crime of Julian Wells (2012)
  • Sandrine's Case (2013)
  • Fatherhood and Other Stories (2013)
  • A Dancer in the Dust (2015)
  • Even Darkness Sings (2018)

Adaptations

  • Film adaptation of Evidence of Blood

Legacy

Renowned American crime novelist who has won multiple major mystery awards including the Edgar Award. Known for deeply psychological works.