What is John Gardner (British writer)?
'''John Edmund Gardner''' (20 November 1926&nbsp;– 3 August 2007) was an [[English people|English]] spy and [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] novelist. He was best known for his [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] novels, but also for his series of [[Boysie Oakes]] books and three continuation novels containing [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s fictional villain, [[Professor Moriarty]]. Gardner went on to write over fifty works of fiction, including fourteen original James Bond novels, and the novel versions of two Bond movie. He died from suspected [[heart failure]] on 3 August 2007. ==Other websites== *[http://www.john-gardner.com/ John-Gardner.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, John}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2007 deaths]] [[Category:English novelists]] [[Category:James Bond writers]] [[Category:Writers from Northumberland]] {{bio-stub}}