Thomas H. Cook
Thomas H. Cook (born September 19, 1947 in Fort Payne , Alabama ) is an American detective writer , teacher and journalist .
Life
Cook is the son of Virgil Richard Cook and his wife Myrick Cook. His educational and academic training included a bachelor's degree from Georgia State College , a master's degree in American history from Hunter College in New York (Hunter College of The City University of New York) and a master's degree in philosophy from Columbia University in the City of New York . Until his full-time activity as a writer in 1982, Cook worked in various activities: as an advertising specialist, as an employee for the "Association for Help of Retarded Adults", as an English and history teacher at the "Dekalb Community College" in Clarkston , Georgia . From 1978 to 1982 Cook was co-editor and editor of book reviews for "Atlanta Magazine".
Cook married radio writer Susan Terner on March 17, 1978. The couple have a daughter. You live in New York and Cape Cod .
bibliography
Frank Clemons Trilogy
- 1988 Sacrificial Ground (Ger. Die Tote von Atlanta . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1993, ISBN 978-3-404-12030-7 )
- 1989 Flesh and Blood
- 1990 Night Secrets
More crime novels
- 1980 Blood Innocents
- 1982 The Orchids
- 1983 Tabernacle
- 1986 Elena
- 1989 Streets of Fire (German city in flames . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, ISBN 978-3-404-12370-4 )
- 1991 The City When It Rains
- 1991 Evidence of Blood (Ger. Traces of blood . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, ISBN 978-3-404-12208-0 )
- 1993 Mortal Memory (German: Deadly Memory . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, ISBN 978-3-404-12272-1 )
- 1995 Breakheart Hill (German. The burden of evil . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2000, ISBN 978-3-404-14424-2 )
- 1996 The Chatham School Affair (Ger. Whoever sees the dark . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1999, ISBN 978-3-404-12963-8 )
- 1998 Instruments of Night (Ger. The source of fear . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1999, ISBN 978-3-404-14253-8 )
- 2000 Places in the Dark .
- 2002 The Interrogation (Ger. The interrogation . Knaur, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-426-62463-0 )
- 2002 Taken (Eng. Taken - We are not alone . Vgs Egmont, Cologne 2005, ISBN 978-3-8025-3467-6 )
- 2002 Taken (German Taken - Under Strange Stars . Vgs Egmont, Cologne 2005, ISBN 978-3-8025-3468-3 )
- 2002 Moon Over Manhattan
- 2004 Peril
- 2004 Into the Web
- 2005 Red Leaves (German: The Poison of Doubt . Knaur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-426-63291-8 )
- 2006 The Murmur of Stones (Ger. Trugbild . Knaur, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-426-50255-6 )
- 2007 Master of the Delta
- 2009 The Fate of Katherine Carr
- 2010 The Last Talk with Lola Faye
- 2011 The Quest for Anna Klein
- 2011 No Rest for the Dead
- 2012 The Crime of Julian Wells
- 2013 Sandrine's Case
- 2015 A Dancer in the Dust
- 2018 Even Darkness Sings
Short stories
- 2014 What's in a Name?
Short story collection
- 2013 Fatherhood and Other Stories
Anthologies
- 2002 The Best American Crime Writing
- 2003 The Best American Crime Writing
- 2004 The Best American Crime Writing
Non-fiction books on crime fiction
- 1990 Early Graves (True Crime)
- 1992 Blood Echoes (True Crime, German Die Killer . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1996, ISBN 978-3-404-12442-8 )
- 2008 The Best American Crime Reporting 2008
- 2009 The Best American Crime Reporting
- 2010 The Best American Crime Reporting
Awards
- 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award - Category: Best Novel - Best Novel for The Chatham School Affair
- 1999 Herodotus Award - Category: Best Historical Short Story for Fatherhood and Other Stories
- 2000 Swedish Crime Award - Category: Best crime novel translated into Swedish - The Martin Beck Award (for Den svarta tjärnen (Original: The Chatham School Affair ))
- 2006 Barry Award - Category: Best Novel for Red Leaves
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas H. Cook in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography in the St. Charles Public Library (accessed January 12, 2020)
- The Great Unknown - Thomas H. Cook . Extensive interview by Ali Karim (accessed January 12, 2020)
Notes, individual references
- ↑ cf. Mysterious Press (accessed January 12, 2020)
- ↑ cf. Personal information from the St. Charles Public Library and Encyklopedia.com (both accessed January 12, 2020)
- ↑ Although 2000 is mostly mentioned as the year of publication, WorldCat still gives the year 1976 as the first publication; Publisher: Bantam Books, Toronto / Ontario (see WorldCat , accessed January 12, 2020)
- ↑ together with the journalist Larry King
- ↑ to WorldCat in the US under the title of The Cloud of Unknowing spread (English, accessed on 12 January 2020)
- ^ Joint editing of the 2002-2004 editions with Otto Penzler
- ↑ together with Jonathan Kellerman and Otto Penzler
- ↑ together with Jeffrey Toobin and Otto Penzler
- ↑ together with Stephen J. Dubner and Otto Penzler
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cook, Thomas H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, teacher, and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Payne , Alabama |