Novels by Thomas C. Prosser
Naked Hemingway
1999
Naked Hemingway is a fictional autobiography detailing Ernest Hemingway's life and times. Thomas C. Prosser uses Hemingway as the book's narrator to take the reader on exciting adventures that include stops in Spain, 1920s Paris, Key West, Cuba, and Africa. The reader meets Hemingway's famous friends Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Beach and many other friends and foes of this colorful American writer.
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The Green Dragon Jar
2022
The Green Dragon Jar is a story of time travel, love, and adventure. While filming his final role as Juan Ponce de León in St. Augustine, Florida, an aging movie star discovers a mysterious treasure buried at the foot of a coral reef. Death, love, and supernatural events collide in his quest to turn back time and find the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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Acting For Dolphins
2024
A coming of age story about a young merchant seaman’s adventures and voyage into manhood.
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An Opium War
2024
In the perilous streets of 1900s Hong Kong, twelve-year-old Wing Fat faces a life-altering betrayal when he is cast off his family’s junk by his abusive father. With nowhere to turn, Wing finds an unlikely savior in Cruel Chin Song, the most feared gangster in Hong Kong.
Under Chin Song’s ruthless mentorship, he is groomed as a pawn in the dangerous world of murder and opium smuggling. As Wing Fat rises through the ranks, he struggles with his own morality and dreams of a life beyond the confines of crime.
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Coming soon: Death Of The Last Flapper
2025
Death of the Last Flapper is a stylish, provocative, and sharply written literary novel that explores ambition, desire, and identity through the eyes of a struggling Berkeley theater artist. When Clay Thomas, a dreamer with a business plan and a flair for drama, crosses paths with the enigmatic Jay Benson—a wealthy banker hiding a playwright's soul—their worlds collide in unexpected ways. A partnership is born, leading Clay into a world of high-stakes art, twisted power dynamics, and elite eccentricity.
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