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| Sadly
missed - Frank Palmer |
Frank started
his writing career in the 1950s.
His first jobs were on local newspapers in Lincolnshire but
he eventually went on to join the Daily Express and the Daily
Mirror.
He took early retirement to concentrate on a career in writing
detective novels.
'Unfit to Plead' introduced us to his most famous character,
Detective Inspector 'Jacko' Jackson who was the backbone of
a series of six thrillers.
'Jacko' was eventually replaced by Assistant Chief Constable
Phil (Sweeney) Todd who survived for eight full length novels.
Another
of his great passions was cricket - and Frank was often seen
supporting his local team, Keyworth Cricket Club, of which he
was vice-president.
Frank Palmer died last year at the age of 66.
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| Alan
Sillitoe |
Alan Sillitoe
is perhaps the best known of all of Nottinghamshire's modern
authors.
He certainly has a varied history, working on factory floors,
as an air traffic control assistant, and as a wireless operator
in the RAF until the end of the 1940s.
He began his writing career after leaving the RAF and lived
for six years in France and Spain before his first stories were
printed in the 'Nottinghamshire Weekly Guardian'.
His first novel, 'The Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' was
published in 1958 and was an account of working class life in
Nottingham. It was a bestseller and Alan Sillitoe became an
overnight success!
His works
include drama, crime, prose and poetry.
'Birthday',
the sequel to 'The Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', is due
to be published in April.
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