I’m a big Ross Thomas fan. I don’t know how many authors specialize in corruption / deal making / politics / dirty business / international intrigue, but Thomas must be one of the great writers in that genre. He wrote five books using the pen name Oliver Bleeck. From the back cover of Protocol for a Kidnapping (1971):

“The American ambassador in Belgrade is kidnapped, and professional troubleshooter Philip St. Ives is immediately entangled in a web of ruthless Eastern European power politics. St. Ives is drawn into a swirl of intrigue as he contends with a Broadway actor, a thirty-year-old millionaire, an imprisoned poet’s breathtakingly beautiful daughter, and a sexy CIA agent.”

I’m writing these posts in the hope that someone shares my taste in books and can recommend similar authors to the ones I already read.