Alan White (23 February 1924 – February 2003) was an English novelist and journalist. He used his experiences as a Second World War commando leader in his writings. He also wrote using the names "Alec Haig", "James Fraser" and "Alec Whitney". Under the pseudonym "Joe Balham" he wrote seven novels based on The Sweeney television series. His novel The Long Day's Dying was made into a 1968 film directed by Peter Collinson.
White wrote mysteries, as well as war and adventure novels. White died in Salisbury, Wiltshire in February 2003.
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Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Police, Alimentary canal, surgery, Atlases, Crime, fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Inspector Aveyard (fictitious character), Large type books, Pathology, surgical, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Surgical PathologyID Numbers
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- Alan White
- A.L.White
- Alec Haig
- Alec Whitney
- Joe Balham
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