W. Murdoch Duncan


William Murdoch Duncan was a prolific Scottish thriller author, born 18 November 1909 in Glasgow who wrote some 220 crime novels, 53 under his own name and the rest under various pseudonyms - including John Cassells, Neill Graham, Peter Malloch and Lovat Marshall. Among these works, he had the following series characters: "The Dreamer", Superintendent Gaylord, Mr Gilly, Greensleeves, Laurie Hume, Superintendent Leslie, Superintendent Macneill, Inspector Flagg, "The Picaroon", James "Solo" Malcolm, and Sugar Cane.
He was educated at the University of Glasgow and served in the British Army during World War II. Willie and Marion Duncan lived at Loup Cottage, near Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland. He sent his manuscripts to a lady in Wales for typewriting; then looked the result over and once or twice a year went to London with half a dozen or so novels.

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