VICTOR CANNING (Plymouth, Inglaterra, 16 de junio de 1911 - Cirencester, Inglaterra, 21 de febrero de 1986), fue un prolífico escritor inglés de novelas de suspense, muy conocido a mediados del siglo XX gracias a sus novelas de intriga y misterio, muchas de las cuales fueron llevadas al cine y a la televisión con guiones del propio Canning, destacando «La trama», dirigida por Alfred Hitchcok.

Su personaje más conocido fue el detective Rex Carver. En 1972 logró el CWA Silver Dagger por«The Rainbird Pattern».

OBRAS

• Mr. Finchley Discovers his England (1934).
• Polycarp’s Progress (1935).
• Fly Away Paul (1936).
• Two Men Fought (1936), writing as Alan Gould.
• Everyman’s England (1936), illustrations by Leslie Stead.
• Matthew Silverman (1937).
• Mercy Lane (1937), writing as Alan Gould.
• Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris (1938).
• Sanctuary from the Dragon (1938), writing as Alan Gould.
• The Wooden Angel (1938), writing as Julian Forest.
• Fountain Inn (1939).
• Every Creature of God is Good (1939), writing as Alan Gould.
• The Viaduct (1939), writing as Alan Gould.
• Mr. Finchley Takes the Road (1940).
• Atlantic Company (1940), writing as Alan Gould.
• Beggar’s Bush (1940), stage play produced in Harrogate.
• Green Battlefield (1943).
• The Chasm (1947).
• Panther’s Moon (1948) US Hunter’s Moon – filmed in 1950 as Spy Hunt.
• The Golden Salamander (1949) – filmed in 1950.
• A Forest of Eyes (1950).
• Venetian Bird (1950) US Bird of Prey – filmed in 1952.
• House of the Seven Flies (1952) US House of the Seven Hawks – filmed in 1959.
• The Man from the Turkish Slave (1954).
• Castle Minerva (1954) US A Handful of Silver – filmed in 1964 as Masquerade.
• His Bones are Coral (1955) US Twist of the Knife – filmed in 1970 as Shark!
• The Hidden Face (1956) US Burden of Proof.
• The Manasco Road (1957) US The Forbidden Road.
• The Dragon Tree (1958) US The Captives of Mora Island.
• Young Man on a Bicycle (1958) – collection of novellas – US Oasis Nine.
• The Burning Eye (1960).
• A Delivery of Furies (1961).
• Black Flamingo (1962).
• Delay on Turtle (1962) – collection of novellas.
• The Limbo Line (1963) – filmed in 1968.
• The Scorpio Letters (1964) – filmed in 1966.
• The Whip Hand (1965) – the first Rex Carver book.
• Doubled in Diamonds (1966) – the second Rex Carver book.
• The Python Project (1967) – the third Rex Carver book.
• The Melting Man (1968) – the fourth Rex Carver book.
• Queen’s Pawn (1969).
• The Great Affair (1970).
• Firecrest (1971).
• The Rainbird Pattern (1972) – filmed in 1976.
• The Runaways (1972) (part 1 of the Smiler trilogy).
• The Finger of Saturn (1973).
• Flight of the grey goose (1973) (part 2 of the Smiler trilogy).
• The Kingsford Mark (1975).
• The Doomsday Carrier (1976).
• The Crimson Chalice (1976) (part 1 of the Arthurian trilogy).
• The Circle of the Gods (1977) (part 2 of the Arthurian trilogy).
• The Immortal Wound (1978) (part 3 of the Arthurian trilogy).
• Birdcage (1978).
• The Satan Sampler (1979).
• Fall From Grace (1980).
• The Boy on Platform One (1981).
• Vanishing Point (1982).
• Raven’s Wind (1983).
• Birds of a Feather (novel) (1985).
• Table Number Seven (1987) – completed by his wife and sister.
• Comedies and Whimsies (2007) – collection of short stories.
• The Minerva Club, The Department of Patterns and Dr. Kang (2009) – collection of short stories.