
Don Pendleton
11 SeriesDon Pendleton (1927-1995) was an American author known for his action-adventure, thriller, and detective fiction, notably creating the character Mack Bolan: The Executioner. He also wrote the Ashton Ford, Joe Copp, and Stewart Mann series. Pendleton served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and later worked as an air traffic control specialist and engineering administrator at NASA.
Don Pendleton authored the majority of the Executioner series up to the 41st book, "Violent Streets." Exceptions include "Sicilian Slaughter" by Jim Peterson, "The New War" by Saul Wernick, and "Double Crossfire" by Steven M. Krauzer. After "Violent Streets," the series continued with various ghost writers.