Don Smith (1909-1978) aka Donald Taylor Smith was a Canadian-born author best known for his 21-book Secret Mission series of espionage adventures. In 1934-1939 he was a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star in Beijing and he piloted a fighter in the Royal Air Force during WWII. He was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for his participation in the Dieppe Raid in 1942. After the war he lived in Morocco and Majorca, manning different businesses before becoming a full-time writer in his 50s.