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Joseph Henry Delaney (born 25 July 1945) is a British author, known for his dark fantasy series Spook's.

Joseph Henry Delaney was born in 1945 in Preston, Lancashire. He attended Preston Catholic College and then worked as an apprentice engineer and fitter. He studied A levels at night school before beginning his degree course at Lancaster University in 1972. Following graduation he eventually became an English teacher at the Blackpool Sixth Form College, where he helped start the Media and Film Studies Department.

His first works were written under the pseudonym J. K. Haderack. Beginning with the publication of the first book of the Spook's series in 2004, published under his real name, Delaney achieved international success chronicling the adventures of his lead character, Thomas Ward. The Spook's series is published in 30 countries, and sales have exceeded 4.5 million copies.