Desmond Bagley was born on 29 October 1923 in Kendal, Westmorland (now Cumbria), to John and Hannah Bagley. In the summer of 1935, when he was 12, his family relocated to Blackpool. Soon after the move, he left school and took on various jobs, including working as a printer’s assistant and in a factory. During the Second World War, he was employed in the aircraft industry, though his lifelong stutter initially exempted him from military conscription. Bagley became widely known as both a journalist and a novelist, earning a reputation for his gripping thrillers. Alongside fellow British writers such as… Read more »