Peter Smalley is an Australian-born author born in Melbourne in 1943, screenwriter and broadcaster who lives in the United Kingdom, who has written a series of

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thrillers featuring Captain William Rennie. His first Rennie adventure ''HMS Expedient'' was published by Century, an imprint of

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in 2005. His screenwriting credits include '' Dead-End Drive In'' (1986), ''

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'' (1984) and ''

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'' (1978–1979). Smalley was born in

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and following a career in advertising he became a screenwriter, broadcaster, and novelist. Smalley is from a seafaring family, and lives in London. His wife,

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, died in 2017.

Bibliography

*''A WARM GUN '' (1972) *''HMS Expedient'' (2005) *''Port Royal'' (2006) *''Barbary Coast'' (2007) *''The Hawk'' (2008) *''The Gathering Storm'' (2009) *''The Pursuit'' (2010)

Screenwriting

*'' Dead-End Drive In'' (1986) *'' Emma's War'' (1986) *''

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'' (1984) *''

'' (1978–1979) *''Centre Play'' (1976)

References

External links

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