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in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
August 02, 1909

Died
January 11, 1978

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Don Smith (August 2, 1909-January 11, 1978) was a Canadian writer of detective and spy fiction. He is best remembered for his Secret Mission series of novels, starring the businessman-turned-spy Phil Sherman.

Smith was born Donald Taylor Smith in Port Colborne, Ontario. In 1934-1939 he was a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star in Beijing and he piloted a fighter in the Royal Air Force during WWII. He was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for his participation in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.After the war he lived in Morocco and Majorca, manning different businesses before becoming a full-time writer in his 50s.

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Average rating: 3.06 · 48 ratings · 17 reviews · 31 distinct works
Cairo (Secret Mission, #7)

3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions
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The Man Who Played Thief (T...

3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions
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The Padrone (Tim Parnell, #2)

3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions
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Peking (Secret Mission, #1)

3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions
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Out of the Sea

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Prague (Secret Mission, #2)

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The Strausser Transfer (Sec...

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Morocco (Secret Mission, #4)

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Angola (Secret Mission, #9)

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Death Stalk in Spain (Secre...

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