Pseudonym of Roy Peter Martin. He was born in London. He read Philosophy at Birkbeck College before being conscripted in the RAF, then took up school-teaching. Most of his subsequent career has been spent overseas in cultural diplomacy and educational development. He is the creator of Superintendent Tetsuo Otani of the Hyogo Prefectural Police in Japan. Under the pseudonym 'Hampton Charles', he also wrote a few Miss Seeton novels, a character created by Heron Carvic. See also Hamilton Crane (Sarah J. Mason).