Craig Thomas (1942-2011)

Thriller-writer Craig Thomas died on 4 April 2011, aged 68. His biggest-selling book was Firefox, which is often said to have ushered in the age of the techno-thriller (although advanced aerial developments had formed the basis for action/thriller novels years earlier, e.g. the pilotless drone in Martin Woodhouse's Tree Frog, and the advanced US fighter in Joe Poyer's North Cape). Firefox was a