Colin Falconer
Colin Falconer (born 1953) is a pen name of Colin Bowles, who also uses the pen name Mark D'Abranville, an English-born Australian writer. Works published under the pen name include contemporary and historical thrillers, and children's books. Under his original name he has also published books of satirical fiction; non-fiction books about language; television and radio scripts; and many magazine articles and columns.
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Colin Falconer
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- Name
- Colin Falconer
- Birth Name
- Colin Bowles
- Born
- 1953
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Colin Falconer (born 1953) is a pen name of Colin Bowles, who also uses the pen name Mark D'Abranville, an English-born Australian writer. Works published under the pen name include contemporary and historical thrillers, and children's books. Under his original name he has also published books of satirical fiction; non-fiction books about language; television and radio scripts; and many magazine articles and columns.
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Colin Falconer (born 1953) is a novelist and writer, of British nationality. The novelist was born in London. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Colin Falconer • Birth Name — Colin Bowles • Born — 1953 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — Writer
Biography
Biography
Born in North London, Bowles moved to Australia in his twenties and worked as a taxi driver and guitarist before joining an advertising agency. In 1984 he moved to Sydney to pursue a career as a writer. He worked as a freelance journalist for various major magazines and wrote scripts for radio and television before becoming a full-time novelist in 1990. His books have been translated into 17 languages. He lives in Australia with his wife.
Works by Colin Bowles
Works by Colin Bowles
These include: • Wit's Dictionary • G'day, Teach Yourself Australian • The Year We Seized the Day (2007, with Elizabeth Best) • "Flying Blind" • "Flying Hazzard"
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1953
Colin Falconer was born on 20 May 1953.
Awards
Awards for Falconer's writing • Year — Title — Award — Result — Ref. • 2000 — Rough Justice — Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel — Finalist • 2001 — The
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- 1.My Beautiful Spy, fronticepiece,
- 2.Colin Falconer Author Bookshelf. Random House.
- 3.Walsh, Patrick. Colin Falconer. Conville & Walsh.
- 4.Colin Falconer. Stop, You're Killing Me!.
- 5.Fury Book 1: Live For Me.
- 6.Fury Book 2: Sleeping With the Enemy.
- 7.Ends of the Earth. 064581475X.
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