Clive Egleton

Clive Frederick William Egleton was a British author and former soldier best known for his spy and crime thrillers, drawing on his extensive military and intelligence experience. He served in the British Army for thirty years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, before retiring to write full time and publishing more than thirty novels.

South Harrow, Middlesex, England Nov 25, 1927 Wikipedia
spy fiction crime fiction thriller