Desmond Cory
Author
1928 – 2001
Who was Desmond Cory?
Desmond Cory is a pseudonym used by British mystery/thriller writer Shaun Lloyd McCarthy
Desmond Cory authored some 40+ novels, including the creation of serial characters such as Johnny Fedora, a debonair British secret agent. Cory also wrote screenplays for Graham Greene novels and had a number of his own novels appear on the big-screen and in TV thriller series.
Desmond Cory is arguably one of Britain’s most prolific thriller writers. His writing spans over 40 years, during which time he used up to three different pen names, such was the demand for his work. Academics cover his works in such books as British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1940, and Detecting Men: A Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written By Men.
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- Born
- Feb 16, 1928
Lancing - Also known as
- Shaun Lloyd McCarthy
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 1, 2001
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on July 23, 2013
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