Will Thomas

Will Thomas

Will Thomas, born 1958 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is a novelist who writes a Victorian mystery series featuring Cyrus Barker, a Scottish detective or "private enquiry agent," and his Welsh assistant, Thomas Llewelyn. The Barker/Llewelyn novels are set in the 1880's and often feature historical events, people, and movements. Martial combat is a recurring theme throughout this hardboiled series. In interviews, Thomas has said that Barker is based on men such as Richard Francis Burton and Edward William Barton-Wright, founder of Bartitsu.

Prior to writing novels, Will Thomas wrote essays for Sherlock Holmes society publications and lectured on crime fiction of the Victorian era.

Will Thomas's first novel was nominated for a Barry Award and a Shamus Award, and won the 2005 Oklahoma Book Award. He has been employed as a librarian with the Tulsa City-County Library System, working on the reference desk and handling adult programming. Will Thomas has been featured on the cover of Library Journal.

Will Thomas is a St. Louis Cardinals fan. According to Will’s blog “…the day I was born Stan Musial had his three thousandth hit”. He is a great fan of Rex Stout, author of the Nero Wolfe mysteries. Will Thomas and wife Julie have two daughters.

Books (published by Simon & Schuster)

*"Some Danger Involved" (2004)
*"To Kingdom Come" (2005)
*"The Limehouse Text" (2006)
*"The Hellfire Conspiracy" (2007)
*"The Black Hand" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.willthomasauthor.com Official website]

References

*Williams, Wilda “Librarians who write thrive on how well their chosen careers complement one another”, Library Journal, February 15, 2004 [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA379272.html]


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