FATHERHOOD

Over his acclaimed career, Cook’s novels (The Chatham School Affair, Breakheat Hill, Red Leaves, et al) have haunted, riveted, and spellbound readers around the world, and his short stories are equally acclaimed.

They range from the intensely focused world of “Fatherhood,” the Herodotus Prize-winning title story, to the Edgar nominated “Rain,” a dark, kaleidoscopic tale of manhattan on a single, rain-swept night. “The Fix,” the story of a famous boxing fix that was, well, not a fix at all, was selected for inclusion in Best Mystery Stories of the Year. “What She Offered,” the gripping tale of a one-night stand, was included in The Best Noir Stories of the Century. Like Cook’s novels, the range of this collection is astonishing and demonstrates precisely that, in the words of Michael Connolly, “no one tells a story better than Thomas H. Cook.” Thomas Cook has been nominated for the edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He has won the Edgar Award, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry Award and has been nominated for numerous other prizes.