Robin Cook(1931-1994)
- Writer
Cook was born into an upper-class family in London, but turned his back
on his upbringing and spent many years drifting in and out of
small-time crime. In his later years, he adopted the pseudonym "Derek
Raymond", to avoid confusion with the blockbuster writer Robin Cook. As
Raymond, he wrote what have become his most enduring novels, the
'Factory' series, which followed an unnamed Detective Sergeant
investigating gruesome crimes in and around the seedier areas of
London.
He appears briefly, as himself, in Chris Petit's film "The Cardinal And The Corpse".
He appears briefly, as himself, in Chris Petit's film "The Cardinal And The Corpse".
