Thomas Gifford

Thomas Eugene Gifford (born May 16, 1937 in Dubuque , Iowa ; † October 31, 2000 there ) was an American writer who was best known for his crime novels.

Gifford began his career as a crime novelist. He achieved international fame with the Vatican thriller Assassini , in which he painted a very critical picture of the modern Catholic Church. With "Gomorrah" followed a self-contained sequel. He was best known to the American public as the author of Aquila since the 1970s . The extensively researched crime thriller caused a sensation because the author developed the theory that the first US President, George Washington, was actually a British collaborator .

Gifford also published books under the pseudonyms Dana Clarins and Thomas Maxwell. He died of biliary cancer in his hometown of Dubuque in 2000 .

Works

as Thomas Gifford

• 1975 - The Wind Chill Factor (No German release)
• 1976 Intrigue (Original title: The Cavanaugh Quest)
• 1977 - Escudo (Original title: The Man from Lisbon)
• 1978 - Aquila (Original title: The Glendower Legacy)
• 1979 Scandal (Original Title: Hollywood Gothic)
• 1990 - Assassini (Original title: The Assassini)
• 1993 - Protector (Original title: Praetorian)
• 1994 - The First Sacrifice (No German release)
• 1996 - Gomorrah (Original title: Saint's Rest)

as Thomas Maxwell

• 1986 - Kiss Me Once (German publication 1988 under the same title)
• 1987 - Plot (Original title: The Saberdene Variations)
• 1988 - Kiss Me Twice (German publication 1990 under the same title)
• 1990 - Exitus (Original title: The Suspence is Killing Me)

as Dana Clarins

• 1984 - Ultimatum (Original title: Woman in the Window)
• 1985 - Guilty Parties (No German release)
• 1986 Inferno (Original title: The Woman Who Knew Too Much)

All German publications are published under the name Thomas Gifford.

Web links

• Thomas Gifford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Literature by and about Thomas Gifford in the catalog of the German National Library