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Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers . Life and work. MacDonald was born in London, the son of author Ronald MacDonald and actress Constance Robertson, and grandson of the fiction writer and Christian minister George MacDonald. [1] .
Philip MacDonald has 112 books on Goodreads with 9116 ratings. Philip MacDonald’s most popular book is The Rasp (Colonel Gethryn, #1).
Philip MacDonald (who some give as 1896 or 1899 as his date of birth) was the grandson of the writer George MacDonald and son of the author Ronald MacDonald and the actress Constance Robertson. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper.
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Patrol is a 1927 war novel by the British writer Philip MacDonald. It is set in Mesopotamia during the First World War, focusing on the psychological strain on a patrol of British soldiers when they become lost in the desert and surrounded by the enemy. It is sometimes known as Lost Patrol.
Philip MacDonald. Writer: Rebecca. British novelist Philip MacDonald was born in London, England, in 1901. His grandfather was the Scottish novelist George MacDonald.
Gethryn is the series detective for more than a dozen of Philip MacDonald's murder mysteries, written between 1924 and 1959. He is an amateur detective who works closely with the police to pursue criminals.
