Quiller: The Sinkiang Executive

by Adam Hall

Overview

A rash act by Quiller results in a threatened dismissal from the secret agency he works for -- unless he takes on a near-suicidal mission to fly a small plane into Russia that might be shot down at any moment. Hard-edged adventure and deadly confrontations reveal the darker side of Quiller's work.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013418172
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	09/18/2011
Series:	Quiller , #8
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	815,193
File size:	375 KB

About the Author

Elleston Trevor’s novels, plays, and short stories range from light, witty mysteries to dramas, usually about ordinary individuals experiencing extraordinary situations. To cover a wide diversity of subject matter Elleston wrote under various pseudonyms: Adam Hall, Trevor Burgess, Roger Fitzalan, Simon Rattray, Mansell Black, Caesar Smith, Howard North, Warwick Scott, and even a woman’s name, Leslie Stone. Elleston is best known for his classic, The Flight of the Phoenix, and for his nineteen novels about a spy named Quiller. In 1966, The Quiller Memorandum won the Edgar award for the best mystery of the year. The Flight of the Phoenix and Quiller Memorandum both became major motion pictures. The author was born Trevor Dudley Smith in London on February 17, 1920. He died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on July 21, 1995.

Editorial Reviews

"When it comes to espionage fiction, Adam Hall has no peer."
- Eric Van Lustbader, author of "The Ninja"

Eric Van Lustbader

"Hall has created a new form: the spy thriller that is all action and yet cerebral, a writing feat few can match."

The Boston Globe

"Tension in a novel is difficult to maintain at a pitch that actually creates a physical impact on the reader. A few of the best writers can do it, and among them is Adam Hall."

London Times Literary Supplement

(Quiller is) "the greatest survival expert among contemporary secret agents."

The New York Times

"Quiller is by now a primary reflex."

Kirkus Reviews