|  Alan Emlyn Williams was educated at Stowe, Grenoble and Heidelberg Universities, and at King's 
College, Cambridge. He was an author and former foreign correspondent. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Charles Pol' Novels | |
| 1) The Tale of the Lazy Dog | 1970 | 
| 2) Shah-Mak (Also published as: A Bullet for the Shah [1978]) | 1976 | 
| 3) Dead Secret | 1980 | 
| 4) Holy of Holies | 1981 | 
| 'Rupert Quinn' Novels | |
| 1) Long Run South | 1962 | 
| 2) Barbouze (US Title: The False Beards [1965]) | 1963 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Snake Water | 1965 | 
| 2) The Brotherhood (US Title: The Purity League [1969]) | 1968 | 
| 3) The Beria Papers | 1973 | 
| 4) Gentleman Traitor | 1974 | 
| 5) The Widow's War | 1978 |