James McClure
1939 – 2006
James McClure was a prominent British journalist and author popular for writing mystery and nonfiction novels. He was particularly well known for the Kramer and Zondi book series. McClure was born as James Howe McClure in Johannesburg, South Africa on October 9, 1939. He was brought up in his city of birth and sent to Pietermaritzburg, Natal for education. McClure studied at Scottsville School, Maritzburg College, and Cowan House between 1947 and 1958. Following his graduation, McClure started working as a photographer along with Tom Sharpe, the popular writer of comic novels. Later, he gave up commercial photography to work as an English teacher at Cowan House. McClure left the teaching job in 1963 and was employed by Natal Witness to work as a photographer and crime reporter. With the start of his career in journalism, McClure was headhunted by Natal Mercury and Natal Daily News owing to his high-quality work.