The Eighth Dwarf

This was my second Ross Thomas book, after The Seersucker Whipsaw. I don't think it's QUITE as good as Whipsaw, but I still really enjoyed it. Thomas is one of those writers who makes me want to read his dialog and descriptions out loud all the time.......more

Ross Thomas wrote a couple of dozen clever books about the worlds of spies and criminals. "The Eighth Dwarf" is about the middle of the pack. It shares the snarky dialogue and mordant cynicism of the rest. It's central plot mechanism is an international hunt for a particular proficient hit man just......more

A highly competent post-ww2 thriller by the always professional Ross Thomas, but one that spends a lot of time on the set-up and then rushes through the denouement, much to my disappointment. Still, as usual, the plot was completely unpredictable and there were more than a few of the notes of mordan......more

Ross Thomas is known for his wry sense of humor and clever skewering of domestic and international US politics. He may have outdid himself with this one. A throwback to the very end of World War II in which everyone is trying to establish themselves following the bloody mess the Axis powers made, Th......more