 Oswald Morris Wynd was born in Tokyo, Japan to Scottish parents. In World War II he joined the Scots Guards. He spent more than three years as a prisoner of war. After the war he returned to Scotland where he lived for the rest of his life. He is the creator of 'Paul Harris', the owner of a heavy equipment business in Singapore (under the pseudonym 'Gavin Black'). |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Paul Harris' Novels (as 'Gavin Black') | |
| 1) Suddenly at Singapore ... | 1961 |
| 2) Dead Man Calling | 1962 |
| 3) A Dragon for Christmas | 1963 |
| 4) The Eyes Around Me | 1964 |
| 5) You Want to Die, Johnny? | 1966 |
| 6) A Wind of Death | 1967 |
| 7) The Cold Jungle | 1969 |
| 8) A Time for Pirates | 1971 |
| 9) The Bitter Tea | 1972 |
| 10) The Golden Cockatrice | 1974 |
| 11) A Big Wind for Summer (Also published as: Gale Force [1978]) | 1975 |
| 12) A Moon for Killers (Also published as: Killer Moon [1977]) | 1976 |
| 13) Night Run from Java | 1979 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) When Ape Is King | 1949 |
| 2) Stars in the Heather | 1956 |
| 3) A Wall in the Long Dark Night | 1962 |
| 4) Death the Red Flower | 1965 |
| 5) Walk Softly, Men Praying | 1967 |
| 6) Sumatra Seven Zero | 1968 |
| 7) The Hawser Pirates | 1970 |
| 8) The Forty Days | 1972 |
| 9) The Fatal Shadow (as 'Gavin Black') | 1983 |
| 10) A Path for Serpents (as 'Gavin Black') | 1991 |