Top thriller writer Craig Thomas dies at 68

Best-selling author Craig Thomas - whose hit books included Firefox, which was made into a Clint Eastwood movie - has died aged 68.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Apr 2011, 16:24 BST

Updated 9th Apr 2011, 00:40 BST

The thriller writer enjoyed a literary career spanning more than 30 years and is widely regarded as the creator of the "techno-thriller".