Patrick Alexander (1926 – 1997 or 2003
) was a British novelist, thriller writer, journalist and screenwriter.
His novel ''Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal'' won the
Crime Writers' Association
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John Creasey Memorial Award" and was filmed in 1981 as
Le Professionnel
''The Professional'' (original title: ''Le Professionnel''; ) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on award-winning 1976 novel ''Death of a Th ...
starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo
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.
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter (born March 25, 1946, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American novelist, essayist, and film critic.
Life and career
Hunter was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His father was Charles Francis Hunter, ...
admits that Alexander's novel inspired his own novel ''Dead Zero'' and questions where the inspiration ends and the theft of Alexander's idea begins.
Alexander was a chess fanatic; people in his novels often share his enthusiasm for the game. ''Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal'' features a "considerable description of a tournament" that chess player
Stewart Reuben had organised.
Bibliography
Novels
* ''Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal'' (1976)
* ''Show Me A Hero'' (1979)
* ''Soldier On The Other Side'' (1983)
* ''Ryfka'' (1988)
Screenplays
* ''
Studio One'' (TV series) (1948)
* ''Der Verdammte'' (1957) (German TV movie)
* ''
Passport to Shame'' (1958)
* ''De Veroordeelde'' (1959) (Dutch TV movie)
External links
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References
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1926 births
Year of death uncertain
Year of death missing
20th-century British novelists