Lionel WhiteLionel White (1905-1985) was an American journalist and crime novelist who special-ized in dark, noirish stories. Many of his books were eventually made into movies. White had been a crime reporter and began writing suspense novels in the 1950s. He wote more than 35 books and was best known as what a New York Times review called "the master of the big caper."White's novels included Clean Break (adapted into the 1956 film The Killing), The Snatchers (made into a 1969 film as The Night of the Following Day). Seven years after White's death, director Quentin Tarantino credited him, among others, as an inspiration in his 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. Read More Read Less