Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cavanaugh Quest | 1976 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 2 | The Man from Lisbon | 1977 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 3 | The Glendower Legacy | 1978 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 4 | Hollywood Gothic | 1979 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 5 | Woman in the Window | 1984 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 6 | Guilty Parties | 1985 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 7 | The Saberdene Variations | 1987 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 8 | Suspense is Killing Me | 1990 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
| 9 | Praetorian | 1993 | Thomas Gifford | Buy |
Thomas Gifford’s standalone novels span from 1976 to 1993 and cover a range of thriller and suspense territory. The Cavanaugh Quest, his second novel, is a conspiracy thriller about a group of men connected by a decades-old secret. The Glendower Legacy involves a Revolutionary War document that may change American history. Praetorian, his last standalone, is a World War II espionage novel set in North Africa and Europe.
Several of these books show Gifford experimenting with different subgenres. Hollywood Gothic moves into horror territory, The Man from Lisbon is a historical thriller, and Guilty Parties is a more contemporary suspense novel about relationships gone wrong. What connects them is Gifford’s interest in secrets, the way hidden information corrupts the people who hold it, and the violence that erupts when those secrets threaten to come out.