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*[http://itsacrime.typepad.com/its_a_crime_or_a_mystery/2005/09/the_books_of_jo.html The Books of John Lawton – The “Troy” series] at IT'S A CRIME! (OR A MYSTERY...) |
*[http://itsacrime.typepad.com/its_a_crime_or_a_mystery/2005/09/the_books_of_jo.html The Books of John Lawton – The “Troy” series] at IT'S A CRIME! (OR A MYSTERY...) |
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*[http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2004/08/john-lawton-and-english-past.html John Lawton and the English past] at Grumpy Old Bookman |
*[http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2004/08/john-lawton-and-english-past.html John Lawton and the English past] at Grumpy Old Bookman |
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*[http://www.groveatlantic.com/grove/bin/wc.dll?groveproc~genauth~3623 Author site from his US publisher that includes an author bio, excerpts from the novels, an author essay on Second Violin and a Q&A section with the author.] |
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Revision as of 21:49, 7 November 2008
John Lawton | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 1995-present |
| Genre | Espionage, Crime |
| Notable works | Novel: Black Out (1995), Novel: Second Violin (2007) |
John Lawton is an English author of crime/espionage stories primarily set in England during World War II.
Biography
Born in 1949 Lawton began his career as a documentary producer for Channel 4 until retiring to write fiction full time.
Many of the Biography pages within Lawton's books have a decidedly tongue-in-cheek bent with hobbies listed as the cultivation of the onion and obscure varieties of potato, growing leeks. His residence on the Penguin Books website is listed as high up in the English hills, but spends part of the year in New York City and pretends it is balance.
Bibliography
Frederick Troy Novels
The novels within the Frederick Troy series revolve around the life of the resilient protagonist Frederick (Freddie) Troy, the son of a Russian immigrant father and a detective for Scotland Yard. The rights to this character where purchased by Columbia Pictures.
- Black Out (1995)
- Old Flames (1996)
- A Little White Death (1998)
- Riptide (2001) - Published in the United States as Bluffing Mr. Churchill
- Blue Rondo (2005) - Published in the United States as Flesh Wounds
- Second Violin (2007)
Other Novels
- Sweet Sunday (2002)
References
- The spy novelist whose spies are crooks CNN.com
External links
- Profile at Fantastic Fiction
- Profile at Orion Books
- The Books of John Lawton – The “Troy” series at IT'S A CRIME! (OR A MYSTERY...)
- John Lawton and the English past at Grumpy Old Bookman
- Author site from his US publisher that includes an author bio, excerpts from the novels, an author essay on Second Violin and a Q&A section with the author.