KNEBEL, Fletcher

KNEBEL, Fletcher
(1911-1993)
   US journalist and novelist, most of whose books are political thrillers, not excepting his borderline-sf books. Seven Days in May (1962), with Charles W. BAILEY, later filmed (John FRANKENHEIMER),describes an attempted military coup in the USA. Night of Camp David (1965) tells of a NEAR FUTURE President of the USA who goes mad and almostdestroys the country. In Trespass (1969), set in 1973, a Black activist group takes over White properties and upsets the FBI.
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