Chronicles of the Secret Service (Wallace of the Secret Service, 9) - Softcover

Wilson, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749018453 ISBN 13: 9780749018450

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2016

Synopsis

Frustrated with the sheer ennui of London life and looking for fresh excitement, Anthony Anstruther and his girlfriend leave a nightclub to find a drunken Russian tramp playing noughts and crosses in chalk on Anthony’s car. This seemingly innocent enterprise spurs on a chain of events involving the British Secret Service and an assassination that would shake the Empire to its foundations. In this thrilling trio of adventures, Sir Leonard Wallace and his Secret Service agents will thwart criminal endeavours from Hong Kong to Afghanistan and they’ll stop at nothing to save the day.

About this title

About the Author:

Alexander Wilson was a writer, spy and secret service officer. He served in the First World War before moving to India to teach as a Professor of English Literature, and began writing spy novels whilst there. During WW2, Wallace worked as an intelligence agent. He enjoyed great success and notoriety for his writing in the 1940s, with reviews in the Telegraph, Observer, Scotsman and the Times Literary Supplement. He died in 1963.

Review:

"Three for the price of one, and that makes it very similar to some of the early Saint adventures - sometimes a shorter novel, or novelette, is all you need to get you off to sleep at night. The style and beauty of these fantastic books is remarkable - hats off to Allison and Busby's art department! Timeless classics that rival Fleming's James Bond series for excitement, adventure and drama!" (Books Monthly)

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0749018453
• ISBN 13: 9780749018450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400