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Jan 1, 1976 · Victor Canning was a prolific writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but whose reputation has faded since his death in 1986. He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews.
Victor Canning was a prolific writer throughout his career, which began young: he had sold several short stories by the age of nineteen and his first novel, Mr Finchley Discovers His England (1934) was published when he was twenty-three. It proved to be a runaway bestseller. Canning also wrote for children: his trilogy The Runaways was adapted ...
The Chasm is a 1947 thriller novel by the British writer Victor Canning. [1] It was his first novel since the Second World War during which he had served in the Royal Artillery and was largely absent from the writing world. The novel is inspired by the events of the partisan republic of Corniolo, on the Forlì Apennines. [2]
Apr 3, 1978 · The Crimson Chalice trilogy, first published between 1976 and 1978, is Victor Canning's classic retelling of the story of King Arthur. Beginning with the story of his parents, Tia and Baradoc, Canning weaves elements of the Grail myth into a Fifth century setting; a Britain abandoned by the Romans, and gradually descending into tribal conflict.
Jan 1, 2011 · Victor Canning. 3.51. 191 ratings24 reviews. A 1960s London PI’s search for a missing au pair leads to sinister evil in this classic spy series opener by the author of The Rainbird Pattern . Meet Rex Carver, the suave and laconic private investigator. His job is to track down a German au pair , Katerina Saxmann, who has gone missing in Brighton.
Oct 18, 2020 · Victor Canning was a prolific British writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was personally reticent, writing no mem...
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Jan 1, 2001 · Victor Canning was a prolific writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but whose reputation has faded since his death in 1986. He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews. Canning was born in Plymouth, Devon, the eldest child of a coach builder, Fred Canning ...
