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John Harris


Born
in Rotherham, The United Kingdom
October 18, 1916

Died
March 07, 1991

Genre
Historical Fiction


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Pseudonyms: Max Hennessy; Mark Hebden

Image is a self caricature from the late 1970s.

From Wikipedia:
John Harris was a British author. He published a series of crime novels featuring the character Inspector Pel, and war books. He wrote with his own name, and also with the pseudonym of Mark Hebden. His 1953 novel The Sea Shall Not Have Them was the basis for a feature film of the same name in 1954. He was the father of Juliet Harris, who published more Inspector Pel books under the name of Juliet Hebden. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 1,714 ratings · 181 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors
Covenant with Death
4.57 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 1961 — 17 editions
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Dunkirk: The Epic Story of ...
3.93 avg rating — 71 ratings — 8 editions
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The Sea Shall Not Have Them...
3.87 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1953 — 30 editions
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Take Or Destroy
3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1977 — 12 editions
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Cottons War
3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1979 — 15 editions
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The Fox From His Lair
3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1980 — 10 editions
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Ride Out The Storm
3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1975 — 12 editions
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Close to the Wind
3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1956
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UP FOR GRABS
3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions
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Army Of Shadows
3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1977 — 10 editions
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