As a cub reporter on the Oxford Times in the early 1950s, Anthony Price, who has died aged 90, was asked if he fancied reviewing a book for its sister paper, the Oxford Mail. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Anthony Price, right, with fellow crime writers Julian Symons, Eric Ambler and Reginald Hill on a visit to Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, in 1987. During his reviewing of crime fiction, he became a friend of the literary editor, Brian Aldiss. Price novels are unmistakable; and all featured historical backgrounds because Price felt the past was lying in wait for the present. • Alan Anthony Price, journalist and author, born 16 August 1928; died 30 May 2019

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 15:00 UTC