Anthony Price

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Anthony Price (born 1928 in Hertfordshire, England) is an author of espionage thrillers.

He served in the British Army from 1947 to 1949, then studied at Merton College, Oxford until 1952, earning the MA degree. Price was a journalist with the Westminster Press from 1952 to 1988, as well as an editor with the Oxford Times from 1972 to 1988.

He is the author of several books in the David Audley/Colonel Jack Butler series:

  1. The Labyrinth Makers (1971 -- winner of Silver Dagger Award)
  2. Colonel Butler's Wolf (1972)
  3. The Alamut Ambush (1972)
  4. October Men (1973)
  5. Other Paths to Glory (1975 -- winner of Gold Dagger Award)
  6. Our Man in Camelot (1975)
  7. War Game (1977)
  8. The '44 Vintage (1978)
  9. Tomorrow's Ghost (1979)
  10. The Hour of the Donkey (1980)
  11. Soldier No More (1981)
  12. The Old Vengeful (1982)
  13. Gunner Kelly (1983)
  14. Sion Crossing (1984)
  15. Here Be Monsters (1985)
  16. For the Good of the State (1987)
  17. A Prospect of Vengeance (1988)
  18. A New Kind of War (1988)
  19. The Memory Trap (1989)

These novel focus on a secret agency, called "Research and Development," that deals with threats to Britain and the world. The agency is headed by Sir Frederick Clinton and then by Colonel Jack Butler. Its best agent is David Audley, a historian turned spy. Audley is known for his unorthodox tactics. He is assisted by various operative, including historian Paul Mitchell, whom he recruited in Other Paths to Glory. Audley's relationship with Butler thaws in the course of time.

Price is also the author of a work of non-fiction:

  • The Eyes of the Fleet: A Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains 1793-1815 (1990)

Chessgame, a six part television series based on his first three novels appeared on British independent television in late 1983, and was re-shown in 1986 as three TV movies.

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