DESMOND BAGLEY

A popular writer who specialized in adventure novels, Mr. Bagley was considered one of a trio, along with Alistair MacLean and Hammond Innes, who established what was then the modern thriller. A former journalist, he had traveled extensively around Africa and knew well the areas he had placed his plots. He lived for many years in South Africa where he worked as a film critic while also starting his novel writing career. He penned 16 books, four of which were turned into movies.