Thomas H. Cook

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Thomas H. Cook
Born (1947-09-19) September 19, 1947 (age 76)
NationalityAmerican
Education Georgia State College
Hunter College
Columbia University (MPhil)
OccupationAuthor
Notable workThe Chatham School Affair, Red Leaves
AwardsEdgar Award, Barry Award, Duncan Lawrie Dagger, Anthony Award, Martin Beck Award

Thomas H. Cook (born September 19, 1947) is an American author, whose 1996 novel The Chatham School Affair received an Edgar award from the Mystery Writers of America. [1]

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Biography

Thomas H. Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, and holds a bachelor's degree from Georgia State College, a master's degree in American history from Hunter College, and a Master of Philosophy degree from Columbia University. [2]

From 1978 to 1981, Cook taught English and History at Dekalb Community College in Georgia, and served as book review editor for Atlanta magazine from 1978 to 1982, when he took up writing full-time.

Cook began his first novel, Blood Innocents , while he was still in graduate school. [2] It was published in 1980, and he has published steadily since then. A film version of one of his books, Evidence of Blood , was released in 1997. [3]

Six of his novels have been nominated for awards, including Red Leaves in 2006, which was also shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's Duncan Lawrie Dagger and the Anthony Award, and went on to win the Barry Award and the Martin Beck Award.

Cook lives with his family in Cape Cod and New York City and Los Angeles.

Awards and honors

Awards for Cook's writing [4]
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1981Blood Innocents Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist
1989Sacrificial Ground Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Finalist
1995Breakheart Hill Hammett Prize Finalist
1997The Chatham School Affair Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Winner
Macavity Award for Best Novel Finalist
2001Places in the Dark Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
2005Into the Web Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist
2006Red Leaves Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist
Barry Award for Best Novel Winner [5]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Finalist
Gold Dagger Finalist
2014Sandrine’s Case Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Finalist [6]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist

Publications

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References

  1. MSN Encarta Encyclopedia: The Chatham School Affair.
  2. 1 2 "This Goodly Land". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved Aug 3, 2020.
  3. "Evidence of Blood (1998)". Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved Aug 3, 2020 via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. "Thomas H. Cook". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  5. "Awards: Forward; Bouchercon". Shelf Awareness . 2006-10-05. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  6. "The 2014 Edgar Award Nominations and Winners". Heights Libraries. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-14.