Peter Smalley

Peter Smalley is an Australian-born author born in Melbourne in 1943, screenwriter and broadcaster who lives in the United Kingdom, who has written a series of naval thrillers featuring Captain William Rennie. His first Rennie adventure HMS Expedient was published by Century, an imprint of Random House in 2005. His screenwriting credits include Dead-End Drive In (1986), The Return of Captain Invincible (1984) and Chopper Squad (1978–1979).

Smalley was born in Melbourne and following a career in advertising he became a screenwriter, broadcaster, and novelist. Smalley is from a seafaring family, and lives in London. His wife, Clytie Jessop, died in 2017.

Bibliography

• A WARM GUN (1972)
• HMS Expedient (2005)
• Port Royal (2006)
• Barbary Coast (2007)
• The Hawk (2008)
• The Gathering Storm (2009)
• The Pursuit (2010)

Screenwriting

• Dead-End Drive In (1986)
• Emma's War (1986)
• The Wild Duck (1984)
• The Return of Captain Invincible (1984)
• Chopper Squad (1978–1979)
• Centre Play (1976)

External links

• Peter Smalley at Fantasticfiction.com
• Peter Smalley at Random House
• Peter Smalley at IMDb