Thomas H. Carry holds a doctorate in literature and has worked as a professional actor, dancer, business consultant, bouncer, and pet whisperer. A recovering academic, Carry has also held positions at various colleges and universities. He currently lives in Manhattan with his wife.
Privilege is his first novel.
At CrimeReads, Carry tagged ten crime fiction titles "that artfully employ humor and satire so well that it’s downright criminal," including:
Beat the Reaper by Josh BazellRead about another entry on the list.
The novel opens with Dr. Peter Brown giving readers a precise anatomy lesson while disabling a would-be mugger’s arm. The good doctor knows his stuff: in a previous life, he was Pietro Brnwa, a contract killer for the mafia who escaped that world. When a cancer patient he is treating happens to be a mafioso who recognizes him, he is given a proposition: save me and I keep your secret; don’t, and I’ll make sure your old bosses get the word. The collision of his two identities is both comedic and suspenseful, and his plan to get through it is one of the most original and outrageous I’ve encountered.
Beat the Reaper is among Charlie Donlea's top ten best slow-burn thrillers.
The Page 69 Test: Beat the Reaper.
--Marshal Zeringue
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