John Edmund Gardner ( 20 November 1926 -- 3 August 2007 ) was an English spy and thriller novelist , best known for his James Bond continuation novels , but also for his series of Boysie Oakes books and three continuation novels containing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's fictional villain , Professor Moriarty .
John Edmund Gardner ( 20 November 1926 -- 3 August 2007 ) was an English spy and thriller novelist . He was best known for his James Bond novels , but also for his series of Boysie Oakes books and three continuation novels containing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's fictional villain , Professor Moriarty .