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The Highbinders (The Philip St. Ives Mysteries Book 4) by [Ross Thomas]

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St. Ives goes to London on a job for the least trustworthy con artist he knows
Philip St. Ives has only been in the pub a few minutes before he realizes his whiskey is drugged. Instantly sick, he’s vomiting on the sidewalk when the muggers appear. He fights as best he can in his drugged state, and only when he feels the handcuffs does he realize his assailants aren’t muggers—they’re cops. He wakes in a dingy cell to the knowledge that English Eddie Apex has pulled a fast one on him. English Eddie is not English, but talks with a British accent that once made him New York’s most refined con artist. In retirement and living in London, he had hired St. Ives—a professional mediator between crooks and their marks—to come to England to help him recover a stolen painting. The drugged whiskey won’t be the last surprise St. Ives gets in Blighty, and the police won’t be the only ones who try to cause him pain.

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July 10, 2012
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“Ross Thomas is without peer in American suspense.” —Los Angeles Times

“What Elmore Leonard does for crime in the streets, Ross Thomas does for crime in the suites.” —The Village Voice

“Ross Thomas is that rare phenomenon, a writer of suspense whose novels can be read with pleasure more than once.” —Eric Ambler

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The winner of the inaugural Gumshoe Lifetime Achievement Award, Ross Thomas (1926–1995) was a prolific author whose political thrillers drew praise for being witty as well as suspenseful. Born in Oklahoma City, Thomas grew up during the Great Depression, and served in the Philippines during World War II. After the war, he worked as a foreign correspondent, public relations official, and political strategist before publishing his first novel, The Cold War Swap (1967), based on his experience working in Bonn, Germany. The novel was a hit, winning Thomas an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and establishing the characters Mac McCorkle and Mike Padillo.

He followed it up with three more novels about McCorkle and Padillo, finishing the series in 1990. He wrote nearly a book a year for twenty-five years, occasionally under the pen name Oliver Bleeck, and won the Edgar Award for Best Novel with Briarpatch (1984). Thomas died of lung cancer in California, a year after publishing his final novel, Ah, Treachery!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008E87ZBW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (July 10, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 10, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1656 KB
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Paul Rooney

The American master

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2014

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Philip St. Ives is a go between, he recovers property for people; generally when these people don't want officialdom involved.

In this tale he goes to London to recover a sword worth several million pounds.

Its a typical Thomas story, double cross on double cross, with great humour and characters that most authors would die for to be able to create. That is why Ross Thomas is the master.

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redzed

Second tier Ross Thomas

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2013

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Really three and one half stars. The Oliver Bleek nom de plume books are not Thomas' best. Still provide a good read.

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Allen Hess

Very good book in the style of Ross Thomas

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2014

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Very good book in the style of Ross Thomas, which I love. They were written when mysteries were at their peak.

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gina880

big Ross Thomas fan

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2008

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I have all of Ross Thomas' books. He is so intelligent, witty, funny, cynical, sardonic, complicated but easy reading. I've never read anyone who can describe political shenanigans better than him.

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james mckissick

ross Thomas remains the best writer of fiction ever

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014

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ross Thomas remains the best writer of fiction ever.

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Michael G.

Plenty of understated wit.

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2010

The Highbinders is one of 5 Philip St. Ives books authored by Ross Thomas using the pseudonym Oliver Bleeck. In this installment, St. Ives goes to jolly olde England to help in the ransoming of an 800 year old sword worth 3 million pounds to the government of France.

Is the plotting believable? No, not in the least. The Highbinders is a tongue-in-cheek romp written with generous helpings of that Ross Thomas staple, understated humor that is both urbane and delightfully cynical. All the supporting characters have colorful backgrounds and almost all are more than a bit shady. Perhaps the book's strongest feature is its pricelessly witty dialogue.

Recommended to those reader's who appreciate Ross Thomas' brand of cynical humor and are willing to forego believability of plot.

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Dogservant

Stands the test of time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2013

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How I miss Ross Thomas!
I hadn't read this book, but one of the blessings of kindle books is that older books area easily available. It's more expensive than I would have liked, but worth it to fill in the gap in my reading of this author.
If you enjoy convoluted,twisting plots, the Ross Thomas was a master at the genre. I'm not going to give a precis of the plot, just recommend that you try him. Ignore the dated references to currency etc. & simply enjoy the story!

Genießer

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Reviewed in Germany on March 5, 2013

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Dem Meisterdetektiv St. Ives möchte man am Liebsten ein "Lord" voransetzen, wäre er nicht Amerikaner. Und diese Täuschung ist nur eine von vielen Täuschungen in diesem Buch des leider verstorbenen Ross Thomas. Seine Kunst besteht darin, seine knappen Milieubeschreibungen durch Dialoge lebndig zu machen. Auch bedient er sich der Täuschung als Spannungselement. The Highbinders wird dadurch zum amüsanten Krimi. St. Ives wird nach London gerufen, um zwischen dem Dieb und den Bestohlenen eines als historisch wertvoll geschilderten Schwertes zu vermitteln und es durch Lösegeldzahlung den Eigentümern zurückzuerstatten. Irrungen und Wirrungen führen den Spürhund St. Ives durch die entlegendsten Viertel Londons, von Mayfair nach Hammersmith, und nach vielen Wendungen und einigen Morden gewinnt er einen Eindruck vom wahren Wert des Schwertes und ermittelt den Dieb, denn auch der/die/das Böse liegt so nah. Erleichtert kann St. Ives nach Amerika zurückfliegen.

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Reviewed in Germany on January 21, 2013

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Thomas gehört für mich seit Jahren zu den Besten in diesem Genre. Obwohl die Geschichte in den Siebzigern spielt, wirkt sie ganz modern. Die Beweggründe der Handelnden sind eben zeitlos. Von der Art seiner Schreibe können sich die Heutigen eine dicke Scheibe abschneiden. Leider schreibt er keine Bücher mehr, jedenfalls nicht auf dieser Welt.

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