Will Thomas is the author of the Barker and Llewelyn series, a series of mystery novels set in Victorian England. The first novel in the series was nominated for a Barry Award and a Shamus Award, and won the 2005 Oklahoma Book Award. He lives with his family in Oklahoma.
"...fast-paced, cleanly written follow-up to Some Danger
Involved...The action unfolds briskly, and Llewelyn's voice should
appeal to boys of all ages." -- Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating and fun new detective team...Thomas again brings the
era to life with vivid details.... Entertaining."
-- Ron Bernas, Detroit Free Press
"A talent to watch and enjoy...delightful."
-- S. I. Dunn, The Dallas Morning News
"A thorough delight."
-- Tom and Enid Schantz, The Denver Post
"Colorful London private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his
diminutive young Welsh assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, make a welcome
return in this sequel to last year's Some Danger Involved...The
story is lively, full of convincing historical detail and reveals a
few more tantalizing facts from Barker's mysterious past. The
wonderful chemistry between Barker and Llewelyn makes the book,
like its predecessor, a thorough delight." -- Denver Post
"Having created a pair of appealing protagonists who debuted in his
Victorian London mystery Some Danger Involved, Thomas needed to
look no further than May 30, 1884-when Scotland Yard was bombed by
Irish nationalists-for an actual event around which to build his
first sequel...A successful blend of fiction and fact, this is-as
expected-expertly researched and skillfully plotted, with
satisfying amounts of emotion (with a growing friendship between
Barker and Llewelyn) and suspense. For all mystery collections." --
Library Journal
"Last year, Will Thomas' debut novel, Some Danger Involved,
introduced readers to Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn, a
fascinating and fun new detective team...It was one of the best
mysteries of 2004...[To Kingdom Come] mostly lives up to
expectations. Kingdom opens with a bang, literally, as the new
Special Irish Branch of Scotland Yard is destroyed by a bomb
planted by a fledgling group called the Irish Republican
Brotherhood...there's enough of what made Danger so good to keep
Kingdom entertaining. Llewelyn says he's growing used to never
knowing where Barker is going or in what situation they'll find
themselves once they get there. But still he follows. Readers will,
too." -- Detroit Free Press
"Mystery lovers should grab the book and, before opening it, know
that the author, Will Thomas, delivers another slam-dunk story
about this inquiry agent and his apprentice, Thomas Llewelyn, who
unravel intricate mysteries in Victorian England. This second book
in (hopefully) a series, is as carefully researched and lethal as
the first, Some Danger Involved." -- Star Newspapers
"Thomas places his cast of likeable even heroic characters within a
complex political minefield and the waits for the explosion.
Intense and insightful." -- Booklist
"Watching Llewelyn acquire expertise in the arcane specialties of
stick-fighting and hand-made explosives was absorbing, and I was
equally fascinated by the meticulous attention the duo pay to
assuming their new identities. The descriptions of the settings,
ranging from cosmopolitan London and Liverpool to the desolate
Welsh countryside, are masterfully drawn, and the lead characters
and their comrades are burgeoning delightfully. This modern take on
the Victorian era is utterly believable even when the characters
are slightly too skilled to be true, and the running humor (the
killer Pekinese, and the surly Chinese chef, for examples) adds
colorful and delectable garnishes to this tasty main course." -- I
Love a Mystery
Having created a pair of appealing protagonists who debuted in his Victorian London mystery Some Danger Involved, Thomas needed to look no further than May 30, 1884-when Scotland Yard was bombed by Irish nationalists-for an actual event around which to build his first sequel. Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his engaging young Welsh assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, set out to find the faction responsible by posing as German bomb expert Johannes van Rhyn and his assistant in order to infiltrate the cell-a risky business given the promise of more damage to come unless Home Rule is proposed. Complications ensue when lovely, spunky Maire O'Casey, the only woman in the cell, seems to turn her attentions from poet William Butler Yeats to Llewelyn, whose thoughts nearly turn to love. And then the return of an Irish bomb expert nearly foils the English pair's plans at the 11th hour. A successful blend of fiction and fact, this is-as expected-expertly researched and skillfully plotted, with satisfying amounts of emotion (with a growing friendship between Barker and Llewelyn) and suspense. For all mystery collections. [Thomas was profiled in "Shelf Life: Librarians Who Write," LJ 2/15/04.-Ed.]-Michele Leber, Arlington, VA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
"...fast-paced, cleanly written follow-up to Some Danger Involved...The action unfolds briskly, and Llewelyn's voice should appeal to boys of all ages."
-- Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating and fun new detective team...Thomas again brings the
era to life with vivid details.... Entertaining."
-- Ron Bernas, Detroit Free Press
"A talent to watch and enjoy...delightful."
-- S. I. Dunn, The Dallas Morning News
"A thorough delight."
-- Tom and Enid Schantz, The Denver Post
"Colorful London private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his
diminutive young Welsh assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, make a welcome
return in this sequel to last year's Some Danger Involved...The
story is lively, full of convincing historical detail and reveals a
few more tantalizing facts from Barker's mysterious past. The
wonderful chemistry between Barker and Llewelyn makes the book,
like its predecessor, a thorough delight."
-- Denver Post
"Having created a pair of appealing protagonists who debuted in his
Victorian London mystery Some Danger Involved, Thomas needed to
look no further than May 30, 1884-when Scotland Yard was bombed by
Irish nationalists-for an actual event around which to build his
first sequel...A successful blend of fiction and fact, this is-as
expected-expertly researched and skillfully plotted, with
satisfying amounts of emotion (with a growing friendship between
Barker and Llewelyn) and suspense. For all mystery
collections."
-- Library Journal
"Last year, Will Thomas' debut novel, Some Danger Involved,
introduced readers to Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn, a
fascinating and fun new detective team...It was one of the best
mysteries of 2004...[To Kingdom Come] mostly lives up to
expectations. Kingdom opens with a bang, literally, as the new
Special Irish Branch of Scotland Yard is destroyed by a bomb
planted by a fledgling group called the Irish Republican
Brotherhood...there's enough of what made Danger so good to keep
Kingdom entertaining. Llewelyn says he's growing used to never
knowing where Barker is going or in what situation they'll find
themselves once they get there. But still he follows. Readers will,
too."
-- Detroit Free Press
"Mystery lovers should grab the book and, before opening it, know
that the author, Will Thomas, delivers another slam-dunk story
about this inquiry agent and his apprentice, Thomas Llewelyn, who
unravel intricate mysteries in Victorian England. This second book
in (hopefully) a series, is as carefully researched and lethal as
the first, Some Danger Involved."
-- Star Newspapers
"Thomas places his cast of likeable even heroic characters within a
complex political minefield and the waits for the explosion.
Intense and insightful."
-- Booklist
"Watching Llewelyn acquire expertise in the arcane specialties of
stick-fighting and hand-made explosives was absorbing, and I was
equally fascinated by the meticulous attention the duo pay to
assuming their new identities. The descriptions of the settings,
ranging from cosmopolitan London and Liverpool to the desolate
Welsh countryside, are masterfully drawn, and the lead characters
and their comrades are burgeoning delightfully. This modern take on
the Victorian era is utterly believable even when the characters
are slightly too skilled to be true, and the running humor (the
killer Pekinese, and the surly Chinese chef, for examples) adds
colorful and delectable garnishes to this tasty main
course."
-- I Love a Mystery
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