# Russell Warren Howe

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**Russell Warren Howe** (1 August 1925 – 17 December 2008)[1][2] was a British author and journalist.

## Biography

Howe was a well known international journalist who wrote more than 20 books ranging from [biographies](/source/Biographies), [fiction](/source/Fiction), to seductive novels.[3] After serving as a pilot in the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), he began his journalism career at the [Reuters](/source/Reuters) wire service in Paris. With Reuters, he wrote a variety of publications as chief correspondent in Africa and Europe. In the early 1970s, he settled in Washington, D.C. and began a prolific career writing interviews for the *[Washington Times](/source/Washington_Times)*, *[Christian Science Monitor](/source/Christian_Science_Monitor)*, *[Baltimore Sun](/source/Baltimore_Sun)* and *[Penthouse](/source/Penthouse_(magazine))*. He also contributed a column to the Indian newspaper, *[The Statesman](/source/The_Statesman_(India))*. As an author, his books include *Theirs the Darkness* (1955), *The Power Peddlers* (1977), *Weapons* (1981), *[Mata Hari](/source/Mata_Hari)* (1986), *Sleeping With the FBI* (1993), *False Flags* (1996) and *Don't Laugh, You're Next: The Irrepressible Wit & Humor of Russell Warren Howe* (2002). He is the recipient of five print media and TV awards, Writers Citizenship Award and Southern Prize for Fiction Award.

## References

1. ["Russell Warren Howe"](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32301954). Find a Grave. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

1. Bernstein, Adam (19 December 2008). ["Russell Warren Howe; Journalist, Author of More Than 20 Books"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/AR2008121803714.html). *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

1. Andrew, Christopher (1986-06-08). ["SHE BLEW A KISS TO THE FIRING SQUAD (Published 1986)"](https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/08/books/she-blew-a-kiss-to-the-firing-squad.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2021-01-22.

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