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James Mitchell

(James William Mitchell)
UK  (1926 - 2002)
aka
Patrick O McGuire, James Munro
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About James Mitchell
James William Mitchell was a British writer of crime fiction and spy thrillers. Mr. Mitchell also wrote under the pseudonyms James Munro and Patrick O. McGuire. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford.

James Mitchell created the BBC television series When the Boat Comes In and Callan and wrote many TV scripts, including episodes for The Troubleshooters and The Avengers.

The hero in his Munro books is a British agent named John Craig, who works, mostly reluctantly, for Department K. The books, The Man Who Sold Death; Die Rich, Die Happy; The Money That Money Can't Buy; and The Innocent Bystanders were tough-minded, well-written, and well-plotted. They had a genuinely heroic (and intelligent) protagonist, an eccentric M-type boss, and menacing villains.
 
Series
Callan
Magnum for Schneider (1969)
     aka A Red File For Callan / Callan
Death and Bright Water (1974)
Smear Job (1975)
Bonfire Night (2002)
Magnum for SchneiderDeath and Bright WaterSmear JobBonfire Night
 
The Hungry YearsUpwards and Onwards
 
Novels
A Time for Murder (1955) (writing as Patrick O McGuire)
Here's a Villain! (1957)
     aka The Lady Is Waiting
A Way Back (1959)
     aka The Way Back
Steady, Boys, Steady (1960)
Fiesta for Murder (1962) (writing as Patrick O McGuire)
The Man Who Sold Death (1964) (writing as James Munro)
Die Rich, Die Happy (1965) (writing as James Munro)
The Money That Money Can't Buy (1967) (writing as James Munro)
Ilion Like a Mist (1969)
     aka Venus in Plastic
The Innocent Bystanders (1969) (writing as James Munro)
The Winners (1970)
Russian Roulette (1973)
The Evil Ones (1982)
Sometimes You Could Die (1985)
Dead Ernest (1986)
KGB Kill (1987)
Dying Day (1988)
A Woman to Be Loved (1990)
An Impossible Woman (1992)
Leading Lady (1993)
So Far from Home (1995)
Indian Summer (1996)
Here's a Villain!Steady, Boys, SteadyThe Man Who Sold DeathThe Money That Money Can't Buy
Russian RouletteDead ErnestDying DayA Woman to Be Loved
An Impossible WomanLeading LadySo Far from HomeIndian Summer
 
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Official Website of James Mitchel



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