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.
Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction, General Fiction
Series
Mr. Finchley
1. Mr. Finchley Discovers His England (1934)
2. Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris (1938)
3. Mr. Finchley Takes the Road (1940)
1. Mr. Finchley Discovers His England (1934)
2. Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris (1938)
3. Mr. Finchley Takes the Road (1940)
Rex Carver
1. The Whip Hand (1965)
2. Doubled in Diamonds (1966)
3. The Python Project (1967)
4. The Melting Man (1968)
1. The Whip Hand (1965)
2. Doubled in Diamonds (1966)
3. The Python Project (1967)
4. The Melting Man (1968)
Crimson Chalice
1. The Crimson Chalice (1976)
2. The Circle of the Gods (1977)
3. The Immortal Wound (1978)
1. The Crimson Chalice (1976)
2. The Circle of the Gods (1977)
3. The Immortal Wound (1978)
Novels
The Improvised Life of Polycarp Jarvis (1935)
aka Polycarp's Progress
Fly Away Paul (1936)
Two Men Fought (1936) (as by Alan Gould)
Mercy Lane (1937) (as by Alan Gould)
The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans (1937)
aka Matthew Silverman
Sanctuary from the Dragon (1938) (as by Alan Gould)
The Wooden Angel (1938) (as by Julian Forest)
Every Creature of God Is Good (1939) (as by Alan Gould)
Fountain Inn (1939)
The Viaduct (1939) (as by Alan Gould)
Atlantic Company (1940) (as by Alan Gould)
Green Battlefield (1943)
The Chasm (1947)
Panther's Moon (1948)
aka Hunter's Moon
The Golden Salamander (1949)
A Forest of Eyes (1950)
Venetian Bird (1951)
aka Bird of Prey
The House of the Seven Flies (1952)
The Man from the 'Turkish Slave' (1954)
aka A Handful of Silver
Castle Minerva (1955)
His Bones Are Coral (1955)
aka Twist of the knife
The Hidden Face (1956)
aka Burden of Proof
The Manasco Road (1957)
aka The Forbidden Road
Dragon Tree (1958)
aka The Captives of Mora Island
The Burning Eye (1960)
A Delivery of Furies (1961)
Black flamingo (1962)
The Limbo Line (1963)
The Scorpio Letters (1964)
The Shark Run (1968)
Queen's Pawn (1969)
Dev-i istabdad (1970)
Great Affair (1970)
Firecrest (1971)
The Rainbird Pattern (1972)
aka Family Plot
The Finger of Saturn (1973)
The Mask of Memory (1974)
The Kingsford Mark (1975)
The Doomsday Carrier (1976)
Birdcage (1978)
The Satan Sampler (1979)
Fall from Grace (1980)
Boy on Platform One (1981)
aka Memory Boy
Vanishing Point (1982)
Raven's Wind (1983)
Birds of a Feather (1985)
Table Number Seven (1987)
aka Polycarp's Progress
Fly Away Paul (1936)
Two Men Fought (1936) (as by Alan Gould)
Mercy Lane (1937) (as by Alan Gould)
The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans (1937)
aka Matthew Silverman
Sanctuary from the Dragon (1938) (as by Alan Gould)
The Wooden Angel (1938) (as by Julian Forest)
Every Creature of God Is Good (1939) (as by Alan Gould)
Fountain Inn (1939)
The Viaduct (1939) (as by Alan Gould)
Atlantic Company (1940) (as by Alan Gould)
Green Battlefield (1943)
The Chasm (1947)
Panther's Moon (1948)
aka Hunter's Moon
The Golden Salamander (1949)
A Forest of Eyes (1950)
Venetian Bird (1951)
aka Bird of Prey
The House of the Seven Flies (1952)
The Man from the 'Turkish Slave' (1954)
aka A Handful of Silver
Castle Minerva (1955)
His Bones Are Coral (1955)
aka Twist of the knife
The Hidden Face (1956)
aka Burden of Proof
The Manasco Road (1957)
aka The Forbidden Road
Dragon Tree (1958)
aka The Captives of Mora Island
The Burning Eye (1960)
A Delivery of Furies (1961)
Black flamingo (1962)
The Limbo Line (1963)
The Scorpio Letters (1964)
The Shark Run (1968)
Queen's Pawn (1969)
Dev-i istabdad (1970)
Great Affair (1970)
Firecrest (1971)
The Rainbird Pattern (1972)
aka Family Plot
The Finger of Saturn (1973)
The Mask of Memory (1974)
The Kingsford Mark (1975)
The Doomsday Carrier (1976)
Birdcage (1978)
The Satan Sampler (1979)
Fall from Grace (1980)
Boy on Platform One (1981)
aka Memory Boy
Vanishing Point (1982)
Raven's Wind (1983)
Birds of a Feather (1985)
Table Number Seven (1987)
Collections
Young Man on a Bicycle (1958)
Delay on Turtle (1971)
Comedies and Whimsies (2012)
Italy and the Balkans (2013)
The Aberdyll Onion (2020)
Young Man on a Bicycle: and The Goldini Bath (2020)
Delay on Turtle (1971)
Comedies and Whimsies (2012)
Italy and the Balkans (2013)
The Aberdyll Onion (2020)
Young Man on a Bicycle: and The Goldini Bath (2020)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Victor Canning
Murder by the Book (2021)
Mysteries for Bibliophiles
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
A Surprise for Christmas (2020)
And Other Seasonal Mysteries
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
Award nominations
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