Manning Coles
1891-1959
1899-1965
Pseudonym: Francis Gaite
 

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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