· Ah, Treachery!, the last novel Thomas wrote before his death, tells the story of one Captain Edd "Twodees" Partain, drummed out of the Army and hounded by rumors of his involvement in a secret operation in El www.doorway.rus gets hired on to help a fundraiser for the "Little Rock folks" recover funds that were stolen from an illicit stash used to smooth over problems and pay off hush Brand: St. Martin's Publishing Group. · Thomas' plots may be a little more diabolical and surprising than most. But what is most distinctive about a Ross Thomas novel are the endlessly colorful characters he creates. In Ah, Treachery! the protagonist is a cashiered Army major who was involved in the "secret" U.S. effort to support Salvadoran death squads in the s.4/5(). · Ross Thomas left us with twenty novels- each uniquely entertaining and original- a rare commodity these days. Ah, Treachery! is perhaps one of his best. But then, I suppose that's like saying this well polished gem shines better than the others in the proverbial light. Then again, maybe it's just a matter of perspective/5(5).
Ah, Treachery -- Ross Thomas I've expressed my admiration for Ross Thomas so often that there's no need doing it again. But I will, anyway. He's one of my favorite writers of "thrillers" or whatever it is that he wrote. He did it as well as anybody ever did, or will, at least for me. Ah, Treachery! () The last book is not particularly epic or distinctive in the canon. It's just business as usual, another great Ross Thomas thriller. Many of his works begin in a fairly abstract place, none more so than Ah, Treachery! The reader just needs to hang on and keep reading for a chapter or two, it will all make sense soon enough. Ah, Treachery! (Ross Thomas) Ahead of the Class (Marie Stubbs) Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace (Michael Goldfarb) Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution (Brian Kenny) Ahmed and the Feather Girl (Jane Ray) Ajax (Sophocles) Ajax Penumbra (Robin Sloan).
Sadly, Ah, Treachery was the last book that Thomas ever wrote. Which leads me to this digression. I long ago discovered that my idiosyncratic reading tastes weren't always shared by others. Ah, Treachery!, the last novel Thomas wrote before his death, tells the story of one Captain Edd "Twodees" Partain, drummed out of the Army and hounded by rumors of his involvement in a secret operation in El Salvador. Twodees gets hired on to help a fundraiser for the "Little Rock folks" recover funds that were stolen from an illicit stash used to smooth over problems and pay off hush money. Ah, Treachery! by Ross Thomas and Ross Thomas (, Trade Paperback, Revised edition).
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