Thomas Perry (author)
Thomas Perry is an American mystery and thriller novelist. He received a 1983 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel.
Writings
Perry's work has covered a variety of fictional suspense starting with The Butcher's Boy, which received a 1983 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel, followed by Metzger's Dog, Big Fish, Island, and Sleeping Dogs. He then launched the critically acclaimed Jane Whitefield series: Vanishing Act, Dance for the Dead, Shadow Woman, The Face Changers, Blood Money, Runner, and Poison Flower. The New York Times selected Nightlife for its best seller selection. From this point, Perry has elected to develop a non-series list of mysteries with Death Benefits, Pursuit, Dead Aim, Night Life, Fidelity, and Strip. In The Informant, released in 2011, Perry brought back the hit-man character first introduced in The Butcher's Boy and later the protagonist in Sleeping Dogs.Biography
Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York, in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1969 and his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Rochester in 1974. He has been a laborer, maintenance man, commercial fisherman, weapons mechanic, university administrator and teacher, as well as a television writer and producer. Through January 2020, Perry has published 27 novels. He lives in Southern California with his wife Jo and two children.Works
| Year | Title | ISBN | Series | Notes |
| 1982 | The Butcher's Boy | 0-684-17455-3 | Butcher's Boy | 1983 Edgar Award winner for Best First Mystery Novel |
| 1983 | Metzger's Dog | 978-0-6841-7948-2 | ||
| 1985 | Big Fish | 978-0-684-18367-1 | ||
| 1987 | Island | 978-0-399-13327-5 | ||
| 1992 | Sleeping Dogs | 978-0-679-41064-5 | Butcher's Boy | |
| 1995 | Vanishing Act | 978-0-679-43536-0 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 1996 | Dance for the Dead | 978-0-679-44911-9 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 1997 | Shadow Woman | 978-0-679-45302-4 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 1998 | The Face-Changers | 978-0-679-45303-1 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 1999 | Blood Money | 978-0-679-45304-8 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 2001 | Death Benefits | 978-0-679-45305-5 | ||
| 2001 | Pursuit | 978-0-679-45306-2 | ||
| 2002 | Dead Aim | 1-4000-6003-6 | ||
| 2006 | Nightlife | 1-4000-6004-4 | ||
| 2007 | Silence | 978-0-15-101289-3 | Jack Till | |
| 2008 | Fidelity | 978-0-15-101292-3 | ||
| 2009 | Runner | 978-0-15-101528-3 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 2010 | Strip | 978-0-15-101522-1 | ||
| 2011 | The Informant | 978-0-547-56933-8 | Butcher's Boy | 2012 Barry Award for Best Thriller |
| 2012 | Poison Flower | 978-0-8021-2605-4 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 2013 | The Boyfriend | 978-0-8021-2606-1 | Jack Till | |
| 2015 | A String of Beads | 978-0-8021-2329-9 | Jane Whitefield | |
| 2016 | Forty Thieves | 978-0-8021-2452-4 | ||
| 2017 | The Old Man | 978-0802125866 | ||
| 2018 | The Bomb Maker | 978-0802127488 | ||
| 2019 | The Burglar | 978-0802129000 | ||
| 2020 | A Small Town | 978-0802148063 | ||
| 2020 | Eddie's Boy | 978-0802157775 | Butcher's Boy | The fourth book in the Butcher's Boy series available December 2020 |