Thomas, Paul

Paul Thomas is the author of seven works of fiction. In addition to the Ihaka novels he has written two Sydney-based crime novels (Final Cut, Bantam, 1999) and The Empty Bed, HarperCollins Australia, 2002), a collection of short stories (Sex Crimes, Random House, 2003), and a New Zealand-based non-crime novel Work In Progress (Random House, 2006). He has authored seven sports biographies for Hachette and its predecessors, the most recent being Peter Bush; A Life in Focus. A Whole New Ball Game, his examination of the myths and realities of professional rugby in New Zealand, was published by Hodder Moa Beckett in 2003. His column appears in the Weekend edition of the New Zealand Herald.Paul Thomas is the author of seven works of fiction. In addition to the Ihaka novels he has written two Sydney-based crime novels (Final Cut, Bantam, 1999) and The Empty Bed, HarperCollins Australia, 2002), a collection of short stories (Sex Crimes, Random House, 2003), and a New Zealand-based non-crime novel Work In Progress (Random House, 2006). He has authored seven sports biographies for Hachette and its predecessors, the most recent being Peter Bush; A Life in Focus. A Whole New Ball Game, his examination of the myths and realities of professional rugby in New Zealand, was published by Hodder Moa Beckett in 2003. His column appears in the Weekend edition of the New Zealand Herald.;