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Home / Authors / Ross Thomas Ross Thomas American author Ross Thomas is best known for his hardboiled political thrillers, including the *Chinaman’s Chance* series and the standalone classic *The Fools in Town Are on Our Side*. A two-time Edgar Award winner, his work is praised for its cynical wit and intricate plotting. This page lists Ross Thomas’s books in order, both chronologically and by series.
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1966 The Cold War Swap POoMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1967 The Seersucker Whipsaw POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1967 Cast a Yellow Shadow POoMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1969 The Brass Go-Between POoPSIB · 1 Buy ↗ 1969 Warriors for the Poor: The Story of VISTA, Volunteers In Service to America(With: William H. Crook) POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1969 The Singapore Wink POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1970 The Fools in Town Are On Our Side POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1971 The Procane Chronicle / The Thief Who Painted Sunlight POoPSIB · 2 Buy ↗ 1971 The Backup Men POoMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1971 Protocol for a Kidnapping POoPSIB · 3 Buy ↗ 1972 The Porkchoppers POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1973 The Highbinders POoPSIB · 4 Buy ↗ 1973 If You Can't Be Good POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1976 No Questions Asked POoPSIB · 5 Buy ↗ 1976 Yellow-Dog Contract POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1978 Chinaman's Chance POoACWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1979 The Eighth Dwarf POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1981 The Mordida Man POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1983 Missionary Stew POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1984 Briarpatch POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1987 Out on the Rim POoACWB · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 Spies, Thumbsuckers, Etc. POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 The Fourth Durango POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1990 Twilight at Mac's Place POoMMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 Voodoo, Ltd. POoACWB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 The Money Harvest POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1994 Ah, Treachery! POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 2 books · 1969–1989
01 Warriors for the Poor: The Story of VISTA, Volunteers In Service to America(With: William H. Crook) 1969 Buy ↗ 02 Spies, Thumbsuckers, Etc. 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mac McCorkle Books 4 books · 1966–1990
01 The Cold War Swap 1966 Buy ↗ 02 Cast a Yellow Shadow 1967 Buy ↗ 03 The Backup Men 1971 Buy ↗ 04 Twilight at Mac's Place 1990 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 13 books · 1967–1994
01 The Seersucker Whipsaw 1967 Buy ↗ 02 The Singapore Wink 1969 Buy ↗ 03 The Fools in Town Are On Our Side 1970 Buy ↗ 04 The Porkchoppers 1972 Buy ↗ 05 If You Can't Be Good 1973 Buy ↗ 06 Yellow-Dog Contract 1976 Buy ↗ 07 The Eighth Dwarf 1979 Buy ↗ 08 The Mordida Man 1981 Buy ↗ 09 Missionary Stew 1983 Buy ↗ 11 The Fourth Durango 1989 Buy ↗ 12 The Money Harvest 1993 Buy ↗ 13 Ah, Treachery! 1994 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Philip St. Ives Books 5 books · 1969–1976
01 The Brass Go-Between 1969 Buy ↗ 02 The Procane Chronicle / The Thief Who Painted Sunlight 1971 Buy ↗ 03 Protocol for a Kidnapping 1971 Buy ↗ 04 The Highbinders 1973 Buy ↗ 05 No Questions Asked 1976 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Arthur Case Wu Books 3 books · 1978–1992
01 Chinaman's Chance 1978 Buy ↗ 02 Out on the Rim 1987 Buy ↗