J. Robert Janes

Author

1935 –

49

Who is J. Robert Janes?

Joseph Robert Janes is a Canadian author born in Toronto.

A mining engineer by profession, he taught geology, geography and high school mathematics and later geology at Brock University until he dedicated himself to writing full-time in 1970.

Janes has published 17 adult novels, five mystery novels for young adults, and textbooks on geology. His series of mysteries set in Occupied France during World War II, and featuring Chief Inspector Jean-Louis St-Cyr of the Sûreté and Hermann Kohler of the Gestapo, are his most popular works and have been critically acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal, amongst others, for their historical accuracy. The U.S.-based Western Society for French History used his writings as a study of the convergence of fiction with history.

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Born
1935
Toronto
Also known as
  • Joseph Robert Janes
  • J.Robert Janes
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • Brock University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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