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.
Praise for the QUILLER Series:
"For fans and students of the genre, it's a must … pure adrenaline!"
- The Chicago Times
"Hall has been turning out Quiller novels, each one a winner, for years. Over the years, the character has grown in eccentricity, depth and appeal."
- The Chicago Tribune
"Hall has created a new form: the spy thriller that is all action and yet cerebral, a writing feat few can match … Hall delivers!"
- The Boston Globe
"Riveting and taut … you won't be disappointed!"
- The Denver Post
"Quiller is one of suspense literature's great secret agents!"
- The Houston Chronicle
"Thrilling."
- The Los Angeles Times
"They don't get any tougher or more intelligent than the Quiller tales."
- The Rocky Mountain News
"Quiller is by now a primary reflex."
- Kirkus Reviews
"Tense, intelligent, harsh, surprising..."
- The New York Times
(Quiller is) "the greatest survival expert among contemporary secret agents."
- The New York Times
"Stunningly well done, tense, elliptical, without a misplaced word."
- The New York Republic
"Espionage at its best!"
- The London Times
"Breathless entertainment!"
- The Associated Press
"White-hot intensity."
- The Washington Post
Praise for ADAM HALL:
"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
"Nobody writes espionage better than Adam Hall!"
- The New York Times
"When it comes to espionage fiction, Adam Hall has no peer."
- Eric Van Lustbader, author of "The Ninja"
"[Adam Hall] is the unchallenged king of the spy story."
- Buffalo News
"Adam Hall is an exemplary writer and one of the few in this genre to do his job with a poet's skill and fierce pride in the language."
- The Hong Kong Times
"Adam Hall writes the most exciting, original and authentic espionage novels to be found on bookshelves today."
- The Banner
"Few writers handle action as excitingly as Hall..."
- The Houston Chronicle
"A Master. One never doubts the reality of every page he writes."
- The New York Times
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.
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