birth_date: 1941-11-26 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.95
name: Peter Vollmer
about: South African author Peter Vollmer's books of high adventure and suspense are a natural reflection of their author. Peter's previous novels include 'Relentless Pursuit' and 'Diamonds Are But Stone.' His most recent novel is 'Per Fine Ounce', based on the revered South African author, Geoffrey Jenkins' 'lost' James Bond continuation novel manuscript. Peter's novel continues in the adventures of Commander Geoffrey Peace, and was influenced by Ian Fleming who was a friend of Geoffrey Jenkins.Peter is the grandson of German colonists who settled in the German colony of South West Africa in the late 19th century. After living and studying in Namibia, France and England, Peter returned to his native South Africa. His education started in English South African author Peter Vollmer's books of high adventure and suspense are a natural reflection of their author. Peter's previous novels include 'Relentless Pursuit' and 'Diamonds Are But Stone.' His most recent novel is 'Per Fine Ounce', based on the revered South African author, Geoffrey Jenkins' 'lost' James Bond continuation novel manuscript. Peter's novel continues in the adventures of Commander Geoffrey Peace, and was influenced by Ian Fleming who was a friend of Geoffrey Jenkins.Peter is the grandson of German colonists who settled in the German colony of South West Africa in the late 19th century. After living and studying in Namibia, France and England, Peter returned to his native South Africa. His education started in English schools with my father and mother only speaking English at home. He was involved in assisting then Rhodesia when it declared UDI and assisted in breaking the embargo set by the United Nations. He is fluent in German, English and Afrikaans. Peter has family who own a farm on the fringe of the Namib Desert and the Kakaoveld. ...more