John Templeton Smith

John Templeton Smith (born 1943, Shrewsbury, England) is a British-born American thriller novelist.

Early career

Smith served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot. He then became an airline pilot, and moved into aerospace journalism.

Novelist

The bestselling English novelist and author Desmond Bagley lived near Smith and with his guidance Smith went on to write ten thriller novels.

He moved to Oklahoma City with his wife in 1984 to do about six months of research on a book about the United States presidency, and has been there ever since.[1] He taught creative writing at Oklahoma City University, and wrote the John Winter Trilogy and other novels there.

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References
  1. ""John Templeton Smith Turns Flying Adventures into Fiction" by Nichols, Max - THE JOURNAL RECORD, December 2, 1989 - Online Research Library: Questia". www.questia.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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