Gerald Verner was born Robert Stuart Pringle in Streatham, London, England, on June 26,1897. He was a prolific writer of thrillers and wrote more than 120 novels translated into over 35 languages. Among his successful stage plays were adaptations of Peter Cheyney's "The Urgent Hangman" into "Meet Mr.Callaghan" (1952) and the Agatha Christie ...