Jonathan Gash

Jonathan Gash, a pen name of John Grant, also known under the name Graham Gaunt, is the author of several crime novels as well as the Lovejoy mystery series and the Claire Burtonall series. He won the John Creasey Award in 1977 for his firs Lovejoy novel, The Judas Pair. Lovejoy, a television adaptation of the books starring Ian McShane, aired from 1986 to 1994 for a total of 73 episodes. The first series, aired in 1986, adapted many plots and characters from the books, while new material created for the TV show was added from the second series onwards.