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A wild plot leads a covert operative around the globe—and into deadly trouble: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler Joe Gall’s current assignment involves escorting a sexy folk singer on an international journey—but as always for the ex–CIA operative, there’s more going on behind the scenes. Before this job is through, Gall will find himself untangling a mystery involving a toy manufacturer, an assassination plot, and a dictator’s goons—and trying desperately to make it out alive . . . This classic series of action novels featuring the fearless freelancer comes from the Edgar Award–nominated author praised as “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).
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The “grand spy-chase novel . . . highly successful and realistic” that introduced the international operative with a lethal touch (Publishers Weekly). Secret agent Joe Gall has a puzzle to put together that stretches from the streets of Laredo, Texas, to the steamy island of Trinidad—and along the way, he must deal with a New Orleans nun with some surprising fighting skills as well as civil unrest in a small southern town . . . As he battles bad guys using all the smarts and survival tactics he learned from the CIA, there are two beautiful women who may hold the answers—but Gall has to start asking the right questions—in the debut thriller of this action-packed series that would go on to earn an Edgar Award nomination. “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
A moneymaking scheme in Burma proves more dangerous than the jungle itself in the first action novel featuring Joe Gall by the Edgar Award finalist. Down on his luck in Rangoon, Joe Gall agrees to partner up with an old acquaintance named Varley for a chance to make millions in the jungles of war-torn Burma. Gall expected the scheme to involve fists and guns—but when he discovers Varley’s working both sides, it’s every man for himself . . . Originally published under the name James Atlee Phillips, Pagoda marked the first appearance of Joe Gall, the fearless freelance operative whose many adventures would take him around the world—and straight into danger. “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
She lives in a rowhouse between rehabilitated crack addicts, sex offenders, and pensioners raising grandkids—and she does jobs. At odd hours, odd jobs that mean a little bit of safety here, one less predator on the streets there. Tonight, a knock at her door summons her down to the canal. What lurks in the night must prepare: she’s coming. Driven by a bone-deep longing for justice, Rock-a-bye is for everyone who ever wanted the strength to protect the people they love.
Plutonium has gone missing—and one man must prevent an explosion—in this thriller by the Edgar Award–nominated author. Freelancer Joe Gall has a new contract that sends him to South Korea, where stolen nuclear material must be recovered. Posing as a missionary—and assisted by a fervent believer determined to save his soul—Gall is caught among pursuers from both sides of the 38th parallel, as well as a rogue group intent on setting off World War III. He’ll have to stop them before things get radioactive . . . “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
Operative Joe Gall heads to Hong Kong to identify a bizarre new weapon and the mysterious forces behind it in this thriller from the Edgar Award nominee. What could’ve caused the sudden, multiple miscarriages among the ordinary, healthy women working at an innocuous Asian company? To solve the mystery, Joe Gall must head to Hong Kong—where he will tangle with a Taiwanese businessman and Soviet agents to uncover a complicated conspiracy . . . “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
The heat is rising in Indonesia in this action-packed adventure by “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times). When Joe Gall heads to Indonesia on an assignment to acquire a fortune in precious metals, he finds himself in the midst of an attempted coup and a civil war, a bloody battle fought by the military and the Communists. Now he has to guard something even more valuable than gold and silver—his own life—in this gripping thriller by the Edgar Award finalist. “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
A mining operation could lead to an international incident: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler Off the coast of Indonesia, the Japanese are harvesting an incredible amount of manganese, a mineral highly prized in the manufacturing community, from the ocean floor. The question is: how are they getting it—and how can the United States get a piece of it? The only man for the job is Joe Gall, but this seemingly simple assignment is about to go sideways . . . This twist-filled adventure comes from the Edgar Award–nominated author who’s been called “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).