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Kaufman, Thomas
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When he’s not writing about DC private eye Willis Gidney, Thomas shoots movies for National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, A & E, the BBC, WGBH in Boston, WNET in New York, and WETA in his hometown of Washington, DC.
He’s also worked with cops, interviewed them and ridden with them on patrol, for TV shows like THE NEW DETECTIVES, THE FBI FILES, and THE PROSECUTORS.
The independent documentaries on which he’s worked include EYES ON THE PRIZE, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO, and PROMISES TO KEEP, an Academy Award-nominated feature about the homeless. Mr Kaufman’s current film project is an independent documentary, INDIAN HILL SUMMER. Here’s the trailer which includes an interview with Pete Seeger: www.indianhillmovie.org
Mr Kaufman has twice won the Gordon Parks Award for Cinematography, and an Emmy for his documentary about deaf children, SEE WHAT I’M SAYING.
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STEAL THE SHOW Author: Thomas Kaufman Published: July 5, 2011 by St Martin's / Minotaur Series Name: Willis Gidney mysteries Category: private eye Main Character: Willis Gidney STEAL THE SHOW is the second Willis Gidney mystery, set in Washington, DC: Willis Gidney needs money because he’s found a girl. No, no, not that kind of girl. This is an abandoned baby girl. Gidney found her on a case. So he hands the girl to the cops, right? Wrong, because Gidney started life the same way—abandoned. He knows all about D.C.’s juvenile-justice system, having barely survived it himself. That makes it hard to give up the girl. Too bad that unmarried private eyes aren’t usually thought of as ideal parents. Click for more info. |
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DRINK THE TEA Author: Thomas Kaufman Published: March 2, 2010 by St Martin's Press / Minotaur Series Name: Willis Gidney Category: Private Eye mystery Main Character: Willis Gidney DRINK THE TEA Willis Gidney is a born liar and rip-off artist, an expert at the scam. Growing up without parents or a home, by age twelve Gidney is a successful young man, running his own small empire, until he meets Shadrack Davies. That's Captain Shadrack Davies, of the DC Police. Davies wants to reform Gidney and becomes his foster father. Though he tries not to, Gidney learns a small amount of ethics from Shad - just enough to bother a kid from the streets for the rest of his life. Click for more info. |
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