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Victor MacClure
1887–1963
A Scottish painter turned storyteller, he wrote brisk detective novels, thrillers, and an occasional fantasy while also publishing under the name Peter Craig. His work carries the feel of a writer who had seen a great deal of the world and knew how to keep a plot moving.
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She Stands Accused
by Victor MacClure
About the author
Victor MacClure (1887–1963) was a Scottish artist and author. Reliable reference sources describe him as a painter as well as a writer, and note that he may have been born as Victor Thom MacWalter MacClure, or simply Thom MacWalter. He served during the First World War, an experience that sits in the background of his varied career.
As a novelist, he was especially known for detective fiction and contemporary thrillers, and he also wrote under the pseudonym Peter Craig. His books ranged across crime and adventure, with at least one venture into science fiction and fantasy, showing a writer who was comfortable moving between popular genres.
MacClure is remembered today as one of those busy early-20th-century authors whose work crossed boundaries between art and entertainment. Alongside his fiction, his paintings are still cataloged, which adds to the picture of a creative life that was broader than his byline alone might suggest.