Tom Cain

Tom Cain is the pen name used by the well known English author of mystery and thriller books named David Thomas. He is particularly famous for developing the character of Samuel Carver, who makes frequent appearances in his mystery novels. Author Cain was born on January 17, 1959 in Moscow. He was brought up in England after spending the first several years of his life in his birthplace in Moscow. Author Cain has also lived for some time in Havanna and Washington DC. Other than being a famous novelist, Cain is also an award winning journalist, who has spent around 25 years of his life working for the newspaper agency called as the Fleet Street. He has even worked with a few other major publications in the United States as well as in The United Kingdom. The writing career of author Cain started in the year 2007 with the publication of his debut novel titled as ‘The Accident Man’. This was the first book that launched the Samuel Carver series by author Cain. After its immense success all over the world, he went on to write and published a few more interesting and equally successful books in the series. Samuel Carver is described as the main protagonist in all the thriller novels written by author Cain. He is introduced as a former marine, who used to work for the Royal British Navy. Now, he earns his living by working as a hitman.