Colin Falconer is a pen name of Colin Bowles, who also uses the pen name Mark D’Abranville, an English-born Australian writer. Works published under the pen name include contemporary and historical thrillers, and children’s books. Under his original name he has also published books of satirical fiction; non-fiction books about language; television and radio scripts; and many magazine articles and columns.
He worked as a freelance journalist for various major magazines and wrote scripts for radio and television before becoming a full-time novelist in 1990. His books have been translated into 17 languages.