Ross, Angus

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ROSS, Angus

ROSS, Angus. (Kenneth Giggal). British, b. 1927. Genres: Mystery/Crime/ Suspense, Westerns/Adventure, Biography, History, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Served in the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, 1944-52; D.C. Thomson, publishers, Dundee and London, Sales Manager, 1952-71. Publications: The Manchester Thing, 1970; The Huddersfield Job, 1971; The London Assignment, 1972; The Dunfermline Affair, 1973; The Bradford Business, 1974; The Amsterdam Diversion, 1974; The Leeds Fiasco, 1975; The Edinburgh Exercise, 1975; The Ampurias Exchange, 1976; The Aberdeen Conundrum, 1977; The Hamburg Switch, 1980; The Menwith Tangle, 1982; The Darling- ton Jaunt, 1983; The Greenham Plot, 1984; The Luxembourg Run, 1985; (with A. Dicks) Famous Fighting Planes (non-fiction), 1985; The Tyneside Ultimatum, 1988; Classic Sailing Ships (non-fiction), 1988; The Leipzig Manuscript, 1990; A Bad April, 1989; Doom Indigo, 1990; The Last One, 1991; John Worsley's War (biography), 1991; The Deep Purple Fall, 1992. Author of 18 Western novels, 1953-69 and short stories, essays, and literary criticism in periodicals. Address: The Old Granary, Bishop Monkton, near Harrogate, N. Yorkshire, England.