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Joint pseudonym of Adelaide Frances Oke Manning and Cyril Henry Coles. They also wrote under the pseudonym 'Francis Gaite'. They are the creators of 'Tommy Hambledon', a master spy. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Tommy Hambledon' Novels | |
| 1) Drink to Yesterday | 1940 |
| 2) Pray Silence (US Title: A Toast to Tomorrow [1941]) | 1940 |
| 3) They Tell No Tales | 1941 |
| 4) Without Lawful Authority | 1943 |
| 5) Green Hazard | 1945 |
| 6) The Fifth Man | 1946 |
| 7) Let the Tiger Die | 1947 |
| 8) A Brother for Hugh (US Title: With Intent to Deceive [1947]) | 1947 |
| 9) Among Those Absent | 1948 |
| 10) Diamonds to Amsterdam | 1949 |
| 11) Not Negotiable | 1949 |
| 12) Dangerous by Nature | 1950 |
| 13) Now or Never | 1951 |
| 14) Alias Uncle Hugo (Also published as: Operation Manhunt [1954]) | 1952 |
| 15) Night Train to Paris | 1952 |
| 16) A Knife for the Juggler (Also published as: The Vengeance Man [1967]) | 1953 |
| 17) Not for Export (US Title: All That Glitters [1954]) (Also published as: The Mystery of the Stolen Plans [1960]) | 1954 |
| 18) The Man in the Green Hat | 1955 |
| 19) The Basle Express | 1956 |
| 20) The Three Beans (US Title: Birdwatcher's Quarry [1956]) | 1956 |
| 21) Death of an Ambassador | 1957 |
| 22) No Entry | 1958 |
| 23) Crime in Concrete (US Title: Concrete Crime [1960]) | 1960 |
| 24) Nothing to Declare (short stories) | 1960 |
| 25) Search for a Sultan (with Tom Hammerton) | 1961 |
| 26) The House at Pluck's Gutter (with Tom Hammerton) | 1963 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) This Fortress | 1942 |
| As 'Francis Gaite' | |
| 1) Brief Candles | 1954 |
| 2) A Family Matter (US Title: Happy Returns [1955]) | 1956 |
| 3) The Far Traveller | 1956 |
| 4) Come and Go | 1958 |
| 5) Duty Free | 1959 |
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