Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Roderick Thorp

Born: September 1, 1936
Died: April 28, 1999 (aged 62)
Bio: Roderick Mayne Thorp, Jr. was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedural/ crime novels.
Known for:
- Nothing Lasts Forever (1979)
- The Detective (1966)
- Jenny and Barnum (1981)
- River: A Novel of the Green River Killings (1993)
- Rainbow Drive (1986)