 James William Mitchell was born in South Shields, County Durham. He has been a shipyard worker, travel courier, civil servant, teacher, journalist, lecturer and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Patrick O. McGuire', and 'James Munro'. He created the BBC television series When the Boat Comes In. He died in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Here's a Villain! (US Title: The Lady Is Waiting [1958]) | 1957 |
| 2) A Way Back (Also published as: The Way Back [1960]) | 1959 |
| 3) Steady, Boys, Steady | 1960 |
| 4) Among Arabian Sands | 1963 |
| 5) Ilion Like a Mist (Also published as: Venus in Plastic [1970]) | 1969 |
| 6) A Magnum for Schneider (US Title: A Red File for Callan [1971]) (Also published as: Callan [1974]) | 1969 |
| 7) The Winners | 1970 |
| 8) Russian Roulette | 1973 |
| 9) Death and the Bright Water | 1974 |
| 10) Smear Job | 1975 |
| 11) The Evil Ones | 1982 |
| 12) Sometimes You Could Die | 1985 |
| 13) Dead Ernest | 1986 |
| 14) KGB Kill | 1987 |
| 15) Dying Day | 1988 |
| 16) A Woman to Be Loved | 1990 |
| 17) An Impossible Woman | 1992 |
| 18) Leading Lady | 1993 |
| 19) So Far from Home | 1995 |
| 20) Indian Summer | 1996 |
| 21) Dance for Joy | 1997 |
| As 'Patrick O. McGuire' | |
| 1) A Time for Murder | 1955 |
| 2) Fiesta for Murder | 1962 |
| As 'James Munro' | |
| 1) The Man Who Sold Death | 1964 |
| 2) Die Rich, Die Happy | 1965 |
| 3) The Money That Money Can't Buy | 1967 |
| 4) The Innocent Bystanders | 1969 |