Maurice Procter

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Maurice Procter


Born
in Nelson, Lancashire, The United Kingdom
February 04, 1906

Died
January 01, 1973

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Sometimes credited as Maurice Proctor.

Maurice Procter was an English novelist. He was born in Nelson, Lancashire, England. He attended the local grammar school and ran away to join the army at the age of fifteen. In 1927 he joined the police in Yorkshire and served in the force for nineteen years before his writing was published and he was able to write full time. He was credited with an ability to write exciting stories while using his experience to create authentic detail. His procedural novels are set in Granchester, a fictional 1950s Manchester, and he is best known for his series characters, Detective Superintendent Philip Hunter and DCI Harry Martineau. Throughout his career, Procter’s novels increased in popularity in both the UK and
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Devil's Due

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