Richard Condon

Richard Condon (1915-1996) was an American author of satirical and thriller novels. He is the author of the Prizzi series, and is best known for writing The Manchurian Candidate . Prior to becoming a novelist, Richard served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and worked as a press agent for the Walt Disney Company. His writing featured complex plots, full of trivia and had a sense of loathing for those in power.