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Colin Forbes


(Raymond Harold Sawkins)
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aka Jay Bernard, Harold English, Richard Raine, Raymond Sawkins

Colin Forbes was the principal pseudonym of British novelist Raymond Harold Sawkins. Sawkins wrote over 40 books, mostly as Colin Forbes. He was most famous for his long-running series of thriller novels in which the principal character is Tweed, Deputy Director of the Secret Intelligence Service.
 


Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Snow (as by Raymond Sawkins)
   Snow on High Ground (1966)
   Snow in Paradise (1967)
   Snow Along the Border (1968)
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David Martini (as by Richard Raine)
   1. Wreath for America (1967)
   2. Night of the Hawk (1968)
   3. Bombshell (1969)
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Tweed and Co
   1. Double Jeopardy (1982)
   2. Terminal (1984)
   3. Cover Story (1985)
   4. The Janus Man (1987)
   5. Deadlock (1988)
   6. The Greek Key (1989)
   7. Shockwave (1990)
   8. Whirlpool (1991)
   9. By Stealth (1992)
   10. Cross of Fire (1992)
   11. The Power (1993)
   12. The Fury (1995)
   13. The Cauldron (1996)
   14. Precipice (1995)
   15. The Sisterhood (1997)
   16. This United State (1998)
   17. Sinister Tide (1999)
   18. Rhinoceros (2000)
   19. The Vorpal Blade (2001)
   20. The Cell (2002)
   21. No Mercy (2003)
   22. Blood Storm (2004)
   23. The Main Chance (2005)
   24. The Savage Gorge (2006)
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Novels
   Tramp in Armour (1969)
   The Burning Fuse (1970) (as by Jay Bernard)
   The Heights of Zervos (1970)
   The Palermo Ambush (1972)
   Target 5 (1973)
   Year of the Golden Ape (1974)
   The Stone Leopard (1975)
   Avalanche Express (1977)
   The Heavens Above Us (1979) (as by Harold English)
   The Stockholm Syndicate (1981)
   The Leader and the Damned (1983)
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Colin Forbes recommends
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A Land of Mirrors (1988)
Alfred Coppel
"A stunning novel... superb characterisation, ingenious plot."

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