Pseudonyms

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I am reading an intrigue-spy-suspense novel called Scimitar by a guy named John Abbott which has a 1992 copyright. Okay, so I’m a bit behind in my reading, sue me :p. It’s a pretty good read, but on the dustcover it mentions that the name is a pseudonym for a world-famous author, and there is a silhouetted picture of the guy on the back. The writing is reminiscent of Stuart Woods or Ken Follett, so if I guess who this guy is, does the publisher have to tell me if I’m right? Guess I wouldn’t win a prize, though, huh?

Thanks

Quasi

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http://www.thrillingdetective.com/87th.html

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Hey, I know a guy named John Abbott!
That bastard never told me he wrote suspense novels. I thought he was just into sports.

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John Abbott is a cosmetics mogul on “The Young And The Restless.” At least, last time I checked.

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He was our third Prime Minister and he really shouldn’t be ghost writing mystery novels.
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/craig/canada/government/abbott.html

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Reeder *
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Well, I wuz gonna guess McBain next… :smiley:

Thanks

Quasi