Stephen Raymond, upset by the unhappy marriage of his former sweetheart, Barbara, to the ruthless Andrew Massiter, begins a new life in Kenya, while their son, Kit, searches to uncover the secret of his birth, on the eve of World War II
John Welcome, a pseudonym, was a lawyer by profession. His real name was John Needham Huggard Brennan.
He was educated at Sedbergh School and Oxford.
'Run for Cover' (1958) was his first novel and his early wrting included three sporting novels while he also edited Best Secret Service Stories and Best Legal Stories.
He wrote and edited 25 books including a number on the history of horse racing.