Quiller: The Tango Briefing

by Adam Hall

Overview

London Bureau sends Quiller to the Sahara desert on a mission to examine a crashed freighter and its mysterious cargo. The danger to Quiller comes not only from the cargo itself and from political cells trying to capture Quiller, but also from his own Bureau's secret plans. The majesty and terrors of the desert are brought into sharp focus in this captivating novel about the character The New York Times called "the greatest survival expert among contemporary secret agents."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014034272
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	02/08/2012
Series:	Quiller , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	914 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

"Hall's most extravagant yet."
- Time Magazine, on QUILLER: THE TANGO BRIEFING

Time Magazine

"Few writers handle action as excitingly as Hall..."

The Houston Chronicle

"[Adam Hall] is the unchallenged king of the spy story."

Buffalo News

"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

"Espionage at its best!"
- The London Times, on the QUILLER series

The London Times