James Mitchell (writer)

James William Mitchell (12 March 1926, South Shields - 15 September 2002, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was a British writer of crime fiction and spy thrillers. Mr. Mitchell also wrote under the pseudonyms James Munro and Patrick O. McGuire. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford.

James Mitchell created the British television series When the Boat Comes In (BBC) and Callan (Thames Television) and wrote many TV scripts, including episodes for The Troubleshooters and The Avengers.

Contents 1 Bibliography 1.1 Novels 1.2 Callan 1.3 When the Boat Comes In 1.4 as Patrick O. McGuire 1.5 as James Munro 2 Death 3 Notes and references 4 External links

Bibliography

Novels

• Here's a Villain! (1957), US Title: The Lady is Waiting
• A Way Back (1959), also published as: The Way Back
• Steady, Boys, Steady (1960)
• Among Arabian Sands (1963)
• Ilion Like a Mist (1969), also published as: Venus in Plastic
• The Winners (1970)
• Russian Roulette (1973)
• Death and the Bright Water (1974)
• Smear Job (1975)
• The Evil Ones (1982)
• Sometimes You Could Die (1985)
• Dead Ernest (1986)
• KGB Kill (1987)
• Dying Day (1988)
• A Woman to Be Loved (1990)
• An Impossible Woman (1992)
• Leading Lady (1993)
• So Far from Home (1995)
• Indian Summer (1996)
• Dance for Joy (1997)

Callan

• A Magnum for Schneider (1969), US Title: A Red File for Callan
• Russian Roulette (1973)
• Death and the Bright Water (1974)
• Smear Job (1975)
• Bonfire Night (2002)

When the Boat Comes In

• When the Boat Comes In'
• When the Boat Comes In: The Hungry Years'
• When the Boat Comes In: Upwards and Onwards'

as Patrick O. McGuire

• A Time for Murder (1955)
• Fiesta for Murder (1962)

as James Munro

• The Man Who Sold Death (1964)
• Die Rich, Die Happy (1965)
• The Money That Money Can't Buy (1967)
• The Innocent Bystanders (1969)

The hero in his Munro books is a British agent named John Craig, who works, mostly reluctantly, for Department K.

Death

Mitchell died in Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 September 2002.^[1] He was 76.^[2]

Notes and references

1. ^ http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/jamesmitchell.htm
2. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/james-mitchell-643851.html

External links

• Obituary and look at his Life

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Name	Mitchell, James
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Date of birth	12 March 1926
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Date of death	15 September 2002
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