Irving Wallace

One of America's best selling authors is Irving Wallace (1916-1990). He began his career as a journalist at the age of 15 years. After serving the US Army Air Forces during the Second World War, he wrote for America's leading periodicals. Later, for nearly a decade he either wrote singly or co-wrote for Hollywood productions before he fell out.

A unique feature about all Irving Wallace's novels is that the titles begin with 'The'.
His first novel was The Sins of Philip Fleming was not received well. That however was a non-fiction. With The Chapman Report Irving Wallace was noticed the world over. The daring novel was based on a true Kinsey report. The book was made into a film and expectedly received much controversy.

Subsequent novels were mostly popular. In his novels Wallace easily blends sex, politics, life, discoveries, etc. in his own inimitable style. As is common with many American writers he is no exception to using intriguing villains from the Soviet Union!

The Man (also my favourite) received much acclaim and awards. The story is about an American President who happens to be a black. The President who was hitherto an ordinary and unpopular senator is resented by other white senators. How a serving American President is impeached and put to trial (in American history), and how he comes clean of it forms the rest of the story.

The list of fictions that he wrote include: The R Document, The Miracle, The Man, The Almighty, The Prize, The Three Sirens, The Golden Room, The Word, The Fan Club, The Seven Minutes, The Second Lady, The Guest of Honour, The Pigeon Project, The Plot, The Celestial Bed, and The Golden Room.