Robert Lionel Fanthorpe

Born in 1935 over the years Lionel has had numerous different jobs and different careers. How did he find the time to write more than 250 books so far as well?

When working for Badger Books in the 1960s he turned out complete novels in a matter of days. Here are some of the unlikely pen names he used, sometimes shared with other Badger Books witers:

Victor La Salle
John E. Muller
Karl Zeigfreid
Neil Balfort
Othello Baron
Noel Bertram
Oben Leterth
Elton T.Neef
Peter O’Flinn
René Rolant
Robin Tate
Deutero Spartacus
Erle Barton
Lee Barton
Thornton Bell
Leo Brett
Bron Fane
L.P. Kenton
Phil Nobel
Lionel Roberts
Neil Thanet
Trebor Thorpe
Pel Torro
Olaf Trent