  Raymond Harold Sawkins was born in Hampstead, London. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Jay Bernard', 'Colin Forbes' and 'Richard Raine'. He is the creator of 'Tweed', Deputy Director of the Secret Intelligence Service (under the pseudonym 'Colin Forbes'). |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Tweed' Novels (As 'Colin Forbes') | |
| 1) Double Jeopardy | 1982 |
| 2) Terminal | 1984 |
| 3) Cover Story | 1985 |
| 4) The Janus Man | 1987 |
| 5) Deadlock | 1988 |
| 6) The Greek Key | 1989 |
| 7) Shockwave | 1990 |
| 8) Whirlpool | 1991 |
| 9) By Stealth | 1992 |
| 10) Cross of Fire | 1992 |
| 11) The Power | 1994 |
| 12) Fury | 1995 |
| 13) Precipice | 1996 |
| 14) The Cauldron | 1997 |
| 15) The Sisterhood | 1998 |
| 16) This United State | 1998 |
| 17) Sinister Tide | 1999 |
| 18) Rhinoceros | 2000 |
| 19) The Vorpal Blade | 2001 |
| 20) The Cell | 2002 |
| 21) No Mercy | 2003 |
| 22) Blood Storm | 2004 |
| 23) The Main Chance | 2005 |
| 24) The Savage Gorge | 2006 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Snow on High Ground | 1966 |
| 2) Snow in Paradise | 1967 |
| 3) Snow Along the Border | 1968 |
| As 'Jay Bernard' | |
| 1) The Burning Fuse | 1970 |
| As 'Colin Forbes' | |
| 1) Tramp in Armour | 1969 |
| 2) The Heights of Zervos | 1970 |
| 3) The Palermo Ambush (US Title: The Palermo Affair [1972]) | 1972 |
| 4) Target Five | 1973 |
| 5) Year of the Golden Ape | 1974 |
| 6) The Stone Leopard | 1975 |
| 7) Avalanche Express | 1977 |
| 8) The Stockholm Syndicate | 1981 |
| 9) The Leader and the Damned | 1983 |
| As 'Richard Raine' | |
| 1) A Wreath for America (US Title: The Corder Index [1967]) | 1967 |
| 2) Night of the Hawk | 1968 |
| 3) Bombshell | 1969 |
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