John Christopher Glazebrook Hodder-Williams (25 August 1926—15 May 1995) was an English musician, songwriter and author, mainly of science fiction. But he also wrote novels about aviation and espionage. He was the son of Ralph Hodder-Williams, who was one of the owners of the British publishing firm 'Hodder and Stoughton. Many of his books are early examples of what would later be called techno-thrillers. He also wrote teleplays and worked as a composer and lyricist. Partial bibliography Novels The Cummings Report (1957) originally published as by James Brogan Chain Reaction (1959) Final Approach (1960) Turbulence (1961) The Higher They Fly (1963) The Main Experiment (1964) The Egg-Shaped Thing (1966) Fistful of Digits (1968) 98.4 (1969) also published as Ninety-Eight Point Four Panic O'Clock (1973) Coward's Paradise (1974) The Prayer Machine (1976) The Silent Voice (1977) The Thinktank That Leaked (1979) Chromosome Game (1984) Teleplays For Armchair Theatre The Ship That Couldn't Stop (1961) The Higher They Fly (1963) A Voice in the Sky (1965) For the British television series Suspense The White Hot Coal (1962) References External resources Obituary: Christopher Hodder-Williams from The Independent, 22 May 1995 1926 births 1995 deaths English fantasy writers English science fiction writers English short story writers People educated at Sandroyd School 20th-century English novelists 20th-century British short story writers