Scott McBain is a pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 of a Scottish writer

Writer

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 of fictional books.

McBain being born in Stirling

Stirling

Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...

, Scotland

Scotland

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 in June, 1960 lived in Girvan

Girvan

Girvan is a burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people. Originally a fishing port, it is now also a seaside resort with beaches and cliffs. Girvan dates back to 1668 when is became a municipal burgh incorporated by by charter...

 at the east coast of Scotland until 1969 after his parents divorced and moved to England.

He graduated from Peterhouse, Cambridge

Peterhouse, Cambridge

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 mastering in law. In the years from 1986 to 1987 he received a Fulbright

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 scholarship and studied from 1986 to 1987 at Harvard University

Harvard University

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.

McBain lives in Panama

Panama

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and is married to a local.

Work

• The Mastership Game (2000), ISBN 3-426-61862-1
• The Coins of Judas (2001), ISBN 3-426-62476-1
• The Final Solution (2005), Harper Collins, London, ISBN 3-426-62902-X

External links and references

http://www.harpercollins.com.au/authors/50015981/Scott_McBain/index.aspx?authorID=50015981

• http://www.authortracker.ca/author.asp?a=authorid&b=uk_3808 (Engl.)