Trevanian, 74, Writer of Thrillers
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Novelist Rodney Whitaker, who wrote popular thrillers under the pen name Trevanian, died December 14 at 74 at his home is western England.
Whitaker’s best-known book was “The Eiger Sanction,” an Alpine tale of spies and assassins that became a 1975 film starring Clint Eastwood.
He wrote in a wide variety of styles, under his own name and a clutch of pseudonyms that included Nicholas Seare – author of the Arthurian saga “Rude Tales and Glorious” – and Benat LeCagot. But he is best known for the stylish Trevanian thrillers.
