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- Birth namePaul Winterton
- Paul Somers was born on February 12, 1908 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Ne me quitte jamais (1953), Un brin d'escroquerie (1960) and The Desperate Man (1959). He died on January 8, 2001 in England, UK.
- A prolific writer of great variety, he has written novels of mystery, detection, thrills, espionage, and romance. His popular characters include Inspector James and the journalist Hugh Curtis.
- Paul Winterton was a crime novelist who wrote under several pseudonyms during his career: Roger Bax, Andrew Garve, and Paul Somers.
- He was educated at the London School of Economics and at the London University, receiving his B.Sc. in political science and economics in 1928. The following year, he became a staff member of The Economist and worked from 1933 to 1946 for the London News Chronicle. During World War II (1942-1945) he was a foreign correspondent in Moscow.
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