Ritchie Perry (born 1942) is a British writer of spy and adventure crime fiction. He has also written novels under the name John Allen, as well as a book on Brazil and some books for children. He lives in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, where he writes and teaches school.
First published in UK hardcover by Collins for 'the Crime Club'as a 1974. Hard Back. This edition is the first US hardcover and cane from Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1975.