Kenneth Royce Gandley (1920 – 1997) was an English thriller writer who also wrote under name Ken Royce, and the pseudonym Oliver Jacks.Ken Royce was born in Croydon, UK in 1920 and began writing at school. He would buy cheap exercise books and sell them fully illustrated for twice the price.During World War II he served with "various regiments" and reached the rank of Captain.