Thomas Eidson (born 1944) is an American author best known for his writing of '' The Last Ride'', which was turned into a film directed by Ron Howard titled '' The Missing'' in 2003. It was filmed entirely in

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where the novel is set.

Life

Thomas Eidson started out as a newspaper reporter in

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and has been writing since high school, from a teleplay entitled ''The Miracle'' to profiles and features for hotel publications and airline in-flight magazines. His four books are set in the 19th century

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. The passion for this historical era stems in part from deep family roots in

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, where his grandfather owned and ran a cattle ranch. For his day job he works in public relations at

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Works

Novels

* St. Agnes' Stand series: *# ''St. Agnes' Stand'' (1994) *# '' The Last Ride'' (1995); retitled ''The Missing'' (2003); ''Desaparecidas'' (2004) Portuguese version of The Missing *# ''All God's Children'' (1996) * ''Hannah's Gift'' (1998) * ''In This House'' (2005) * ''Souls of Angels'' (2007)

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* Living people 1944 births American male novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1940s-stub