Walter Wager

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Walter Herman Wager (September 4, 1924July 11, 2004) was an American novelist. A graduate of Columbia University, his works included 58 Minutes, adapted to become the action film Die Hard 2 in 1990. Two of his other novels also became major motion pictures: Telefon and Viper Three, which was released as Twilight's Last Gleaming. He also wrote a number of original novels in the 1960s, under the pseudonym John Tiger, based upon the TV series I Spy and Mission: Impossible. He died in 2004 in New York City.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Death Hits the Jackpot (1954)
  • Sledgehammer (1970)
  • Warhead (1971)
  • Viper Three (1972)
  • Swap (1973)
  • Telefon (1975)
  • Time of Reckoning (1977)
  • Blue Leader (1979)
  • Blue Moon (1981)
  • Designated Hitter (1982)
  • Otto's Boy (1985)
  • Raw Deal (1986)
  • 58 Minutes (1987)
  • The Spirit Team (1996)
  • Tunnel (2001)
  • Kelly's People (2002)