Robert Vacha (January 15, 1918 - see) was a novelist and journalist, best known as the author of spy thriller novels.
He was born Dorab Robert Vacha in Antananarivo, Madagascar in 1918. His family was originally from India and related to Dadabhoy Byramjee, one of the first natives of Western India educated under the European system (known as "Elphinstonians").
Vacha worked for the Intelligence Corps during World War II in the Middle East and Europe. He was made a Major in 1949. In 1950, he sailed to Nigeria to work as an administration officer for the Foreign Office, later becoming a District Officer before returning to Scotland in 1957.
Vacha became a staff foreign correspondent in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for various international newspapers.
He passed away in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England January 6, 2002, aged 83.