William Knox (1928 – March 1999) was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk. Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor.
He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books. [Wikipedia]
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 1999 |
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| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 1999 |
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Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Government investigators, Police, Scotland, fiction, Colin Thane (Fictitious character), Large type books, Webb Carrick (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Phil Moss (Fictitious character), Jonathan Gaunt (Fictitious character), Fiction in English, Gaunt, jonathan (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Large print books, Livres en gros caractères, Fiction, thrillers, general, Murder, Andrew Laird (Fictitious character), Crimes against, Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, English fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspensePlaces
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- VIAF: 104197810
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- Robert Macleod
- Noah Webster
- Bill Knox
- Kirk, Michael
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