Francis Ryck, born Yves Delville, March 4, 1920 in
Paris
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and died August 19, 2007 in
Paris
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, was a French author of crime and spy novels. He also used the pen names Yves Dierick and Edo Ryck
Works in English translation
*''Loaded Gun'' (original title: ''Drôle de pistolet''), (
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, 1971)
*''Woman Hunt'' (original title: ''La Peau de Torpédo''), (
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, 1972)
*''Green Light, Red Catch'' (original title: ''Feu vert pour poissons rouges''), (
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, 1972)
*''Sacrificial Pawn'' (original title: ''L'Incroyant''), (
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, 1973)
*''Undesirable Company'' (original title: ''Le Compagnon indésirable''), (
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, 1974)
*''Account Rendered'' (original title: ''Le Prix des choses''), (
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, 1975), also published as ''The Sern Charter'' (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1976)
References
1920 births
2007 deaths
French male writers
French crime fiction writers
20th-century French male writers
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