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Will Thomas

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Will Thomas, born 1958 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is a novelist who writes a Victorian mystery series featuring Cyrus Barker, a Scottish detective or "private enquiry agent," and his Welsh assistant, Thomas Llewelyn. The Barker/Llewelyn novels are set in the 1880s and often feature historical events, people, and movements. Martial combat is a recurring theme throughout this hardboiled series.

Prior to writing novels, Will Thomas wrote essays for Sherlock Holmes society publications and lectured on crime fiction of the Victorian era.

Will Thomas' first novel, Some Danger Involved, was nominated for a Barry Award an ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 44,001 ratings · 4,483 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 9,250 ratings — published 2004 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Kingdom Come (Barker & Llewelyn, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 4,415 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Limehouse Text (Barker & Llewelyn, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 3,859 ratings — published 2006 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hellfire Conspiracy (Barker & Llewelyn, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 3,342 ratings — published 2007 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Hand (Barker & Llewelyn, #5) 4.05 avg rating — 3,200 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Enquiry (Barker & Llewelyn, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 2,688 ratings — published 2014 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 2,404 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell Bay (Barker & Llewelyn, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 2,045 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Scores (Barker & Llewelyn, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 1,972 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) 4.21 avg rating — 1,703 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To a bibliophile, there is but one thing better than a box of new books, and that is a box of old ones.”
― Will Thomas, Some Danger Involved

tags: bibliophiles, book-lovers

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“Does a bibliophile ever have enough room on his shelves? The answer is obvious: get more shelves.”
― Will Thomas, Some Danger Involved

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“I'm thinking that, collectively, men are only slightly more observant than mollusks.”
― Will Thomas, Some Danger Involved

tags: humour

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