- Lived with his family including his first wife, Fay Jacobs, in Israel in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger award for Lifetime Achievement by the British Crime Writers Association.
- Was awarded the Gold Dagger Award three times by the British Crime Writers' Association.
- During World War II he served in the Far East as a submariner in the British Royal Navy.
- He is survived by his wife, Frances Ullman; two sons from his first marriage, Philip and Nick Davidson; brother Cyril Davidson and sister Minnie Robbins.
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