Ted Allbeury

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Theodore Edward le Bouthillier Allbeury (24 October 1917-4 December 2005) was a British author of espionage fiction.[1][2][3]

During World War II, Allbeury served in Britain's Special Operations Executive.[4]

His first novel, A Choice of Enemies, was published in 1972.[5] Allbeury went on to publish over 40 novels, under his own name as well as Patrick Kelly and Richard Butler.[6]

Media adaptations

Allbeury's 1984 novel No Place to Hide was filmed as Hostage (1992) and starred Sam Neill, Talisa Soto and James Fox. The 1992 film Blue Ice starring Michael Caine is "based" on Allbeury characters.

Bibliography

Novels

  • A Choice of Enemies (1972)
  • Snowball (1974) (featuring Tad Anders)
  • Palomino Blonde (1975) (featuring Tad Anders) aka Omega-minus
  • Where All the Girls Are Sweeter (1975) (writing as Richard Butler) aka Dangerous Arrivals
  • The Special Collection (1975) aka The Networks
  • The Only Good German (1976) aka Mission Berlin
  • Moscow Quadrille (1976) aka Special Forces
  • Italian Assets (1976) (writing as Richard Butler) aka Deadly Departures
  • The Man with the President's Mind (1977)
  • The Lantern Network (1978)
  • The Alpha List (1979)
  • Consequence of Fear (1979) aka Smokescreen
  • The Reaper (1980) aka The Stalking Angel
  • The Twentieth Day of January (1980) aka Cold Tactics
  • Codeword Cromwell (1981) (writing as Patrick Kelly)
  • The Lonely Margins (1981) (writing as Patrick Kelly)
  • The Other Side of Silence (1981)
  • The Secret Whispers (1981)
  • Shadow of Shadows (1982)
  • All Our Tomorrows (1982)
  • Pay Any Price (1983)
  • The Judas Factor (1984) featuring Tad Anders
  • The Girl From Addis (1984)
  • No Place to Hide (1984) aka Hostage
  • Children of Tender Years (1985)
  • The Choice (1986)
  • The Seeds of Treason (1986)
  • The Crossing (1987) aka Berlin Exchange
  • A Wilderness of Mirrors (1988)
  • Deep Purple (1989)
  • A Time Without Shadows (1990) aka Rules of the Game
  • The Dangerous Edge (1991)
  • Show Me A Hero (1992)
  • The Line-Crosser (1993)
  • As Time Goes By (1994)
  • Beyond the Silence (1995) aka The Spirit of Liberty
  • The Long Run (1996)
  • Aid and Comfort (1997)
  • Shadow of a Doubt (1998)
  • The Reckoning (1999)
  • Never Look Back (2000)
  • The Assets (2000) aka Due Process

Short story collection

  • Other Kinds of Treason (1990)

Essays

  • "Memoirs of an Ex-Spy," in Murder Ink: The Mystery Reader's Companion, edited by Dilys Winn (New York: Workman, 1977), pp. 164–168.
  • "It's the Real Thing," New Statesman (1 July 1977): 27.

References

  1. ↑ Adrian, Jack (15 December 2005). "Ted Allbeury - Obituaries". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ Winks, Robin W. (21 February 1988). "Of Spies And Traitors". Washington Post. p. X1. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ Britton, Wesley Alan (2005). Beyond Bond: Spies In Fiction And Film. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 159–. ISBN 9780275985561. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ Johns, Adrian (2010-11-08). Death of a Pirate: British Radio and the Making of the Information Age. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 167–. ISBN 9780393068603. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Criminals At Large - Review". The New York Times. 2 June 1974. p. BR357. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  6. ↑ Johnson, Michael (2 January 2006). "Obituary: Ted Allbeury". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 

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