David Lawrence Robbins (born 1950) is an American author of English and Pennsylvania Dutch descent. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. He has written hundreds of books under his own name and many pen names, among them: David Thompson, Jake McMasters, Jon Sharpe, Don Pendleton, Franklin W. Dixon, Ralph Compton, Dean L. McElwain, [author_link_5502] and John Killdeer.
He has written for the following series: The Trailsman, Mack Bolan, Endworld, Blade, Wilderness, White Apache, Davy Crockett, Omega Sub and The Hardy Boys. Robbins is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers of America, and Western Writers of America.
