John Hunter

One of the John Hunters here is the English writer responsible for The Affair of the Spiv`s Secret, The Secret Man, Woman on the Spot, The Crime on the French Frontier, It Happened in Melgrove Square and Murder in the Air. It`s unclear if he wrote any of the others listed here (Lost Valley ?). Most of his titles here have reviews on the system, though for some reason that is not obvious from looking at this page.
Works relating to Archaeology, Heritage management and forensic archaeology are by Professor John Hunter of the University of Birmingham, UK, who is still alive and active
Works on anatomy and human teeth are by the British surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793); books related to Australia are by the colonial administrator (1737-1821).

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Alfred John Hunter (he shortened his name to `John Hunter` for writing purposes) had his first work published whilst still at school. He was a popular writer of short stories and serials, but also turned out a number of novels (The Three Crows, Michael Graham : Police Cadet, The Mystery of the Nameless Island). In 1935 he joined Fleetway Publishing as a staff writer, turning his hand to westerns and detective stories. He penned a number of titles in the Sexton Blake Library series during this period. Although these almost always went out under his own name, one The Man from Madrid (series 3, issue 57, Oct 1943) was credited to `P Meriton`.