Owen John

For the Welsh children books author, see John Owen (Author).

Owen John
Born	Leonard Owen-John (1918-05-01)1 May 1918 Wales
Died	23 January 1995(1995-01-23) (aged 76) Swansea, Wales
Nationality	British
Other names	John Bourne
Occupation	Writer
Years active	1966-1979
Known for	Haggai Godin series

Leonard Owen-John (1 May 1918 – 23 January 1995) was a Welsh author of spy fiction who is mostly remembered for his series of novels starring the Russian-born MI-6 agent Haggai Godin.

Praised by his comparatively realistic approach to the world of espionage, he has been called by critics "a master of the double cross".

Bibliography

Haggai Godin series

These novels star Haggai Godin, a hard-boiled, bon vivant MI-6 agent of Russian ancestry, who is frequently paired with Colonel Charles Mason of the CIA. Each novel is set in a different country.

• Thirty Days Hath September (1966)
• The Disinformer (1966)
• A Beam of Black Light (1968)
• Dead on Time (1969)
• The Shadow in the Sea (1972)
• Sabotage (1973)
• Getaway (1976)

Other works

• Computer Takes All (1967, as John Bourne)
• The Diamond Dress (1970)
• The Controller (1978)
• Festival (1978)
• McGreogor's Island (1979)

References

Sources

• "Deaths Noted: Owen John and Henry Kolarz". Retrieved 26 Jan 2016.

External links

• Owen John on Classiccrimefiction.com
• Owen John at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database