Quiller: The Kobra Manifesto

by Adam Hall

Overview

Quiller is called back from his vacation in France by the secretive London Bureau. He is asked to take on a mission that seems strangely undefined. Quiller learns that there is an international terrorist strike being planned -- at least 3 agents with the Bureau have died trying to gain information on this terrorist strike. All that is certain is that this group will not hesitate to kill anyone who seems even remotely on their trail. Quiller's task is to infiltrate this group through a series of disguises.

When the daughter of a the U.S. Department of Defense chief is taken hostage in the steamy jungles of Brazil, Quiller again puts his life on the line in a battle of nerves with the terrorists, ultimately in a plane with a bomb next to him set to go off in 3 minutes.

Another novel that reveals the author's ability to maintain edge-of-the-seat tension and describe distant locations in colorful, visceral ways.

Quiller remains one of the most fascinating, complex and enigmatic characters in literature, and each Quiller novel gives the reader more insight into this brilliant, conflicted, and solitary man.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149072217
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	01/04/2014
Series:	Quiller , #7
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	784,956
File size:	826 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

"Conspicuously fine . . . from beginning to end . . . one gets the feeling that this is the way real espionage is conducted."

San Francisco Chronicle

"Espionage at its best!"

The London Times

"Worth reading in a single burst!"

Buffalo Courier-Express

"Nobody writes espionage better than Adam Hall!"

The New York Times - New York Times

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

Eric Van Lustbader