Christopher John McCabe (born 20 October 1967) is a British scientist and novelist. He is Professor of Molecular Endocrinology at the

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.and writes novels under the pseudonyms John McCabe and John Macken. He was born in

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to English parents who were originally from

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. The family later returned to England and settled in

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.Grimley, Terry (29 October 1998)
"Interview: John McCabe - Science of writing a best-seller"
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''; accessed 4 July 2017.

Publications

Novels as "John McCabe"

* ''Stickleback'' * ''Paper'' * ''Snakeskin'' * ''Big Spender'' * ''Herding Cats''

Novels as "John Macken"

*''Dirty Little Lies'' *''Trial by Blood'' *''Breaking Point'' *''Control''

References

External links

*McCabe, Chris (5 February 2004)
"A mission to sex up scientese"
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