Author. He began his writing career at the Chicago Sun-Times as a crime reporter. His first published novel was "Three Day Pass" (1944), followed by more than 54 novels, non-fiction books and illustrated science texts. Several of his works appeared on the New York Times best-seller list, including "The Banker", "The Family", "The Swiss Account", "Mafia Wars", "The American", and "Embassy". He also wrote novelizations of movies under the name Patrick Mann. Among them are "Dog Day Afternoon", "Hide in Plain Sight", and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". His last published work was "Target Diana" in 2001. He died of heart failure.
Author. He began his writing career at the Chicago Sun-Times as a crime reporter. His first published novel was "Three Day Pass" (1944), followed by more than 54 novels, non-fiction books and illustrated science texts. Several of his works appeared on the New York Times best-seller list, including "The Banker", "The Family", "The Swiss Account", "Mafia Wars", "The American", and "Embassy". He also wrote novelizations of movies under the name Patrick Mann. Among them are "Dog Day Afternoon", "Hide in Plain Sight", and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". His last published work was "Target Diana" in 2001. He died of heart failure.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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