Robert Charles
1938-
Pseudonym: Charles Leader
 

Pseudonym of Robert Charles Smith. He was born in Cambridge. He also writes in other genres and under the pseudonym 'Charles Leader'. He is the creator of:
1. 'Counter-Terror' series featuring agents of a counter terror group.
2. 'David Chan', owner of the David Chan Detective Agency in Hong Kong (under the pseudonym 'Charles Leader').
3. 'Mark Falcon', a freelance agent for British Intelligence.
4. 'Mike M'Call', an arms dealer (under the pseudonym 'Charles Leader').
5. 'Simon Larren', a British counter espionage agent.
Visit also this site. Note: Several of his novels have been reissued as written by Robert Leader.
 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Counter-Terror' Novels
 1) The Hour of the Wolf  1974
 2) The Flight of the Raven  1975
 3) The Scream of the Dove  1975
 4) The Prey of the Falcon  1976
 5) The Snarl of the Lynx  1977
 6) The Venom of the Cobra (US Title: Cobra Strike [1980])  1977
 7) The Arms of the Mantis  1978
 8) A Lance for the Devil  1980
'David Chan' Novels (as 'Charles Leader')
 1) A Wreath from Bangkok  1975
 2) A Wreath of Poppies  1975
 3) A Wreath for Miss Wong  1976
 4) A Wreath of Cherry Blossom  1977
'Mark Falcon' Novels
 1) Falcon SAS: Firestrike  1999
 2) Falcon SAS: Blood River  1999
 3) Falcon SAS: The Baghdad Betrayal  2023
 4) Falcon SAS: The Covid Conspiracy  2023
 5) Falcon SAS: The Solar Alternative  2023
'Mike M'Call' Novels (as 'Charles Leader')
 1) The Double M Man  1969
 2) Death of a Marine  1970
 3) Salesman of Death  1971
 4) Scavengers at War  1974
'Simon Larren' Novels
 1) Nothing to Lose  1963
 2) Dark Vendetta  1964
 3) Mission of Murder  1965
 4) Arctic Assignment  1966
 5) The Fourth Shadow  1966
 6) Assassins for Peace  1967
 7) Stamboul Intrigue  1968
 8) The Big Fish  1969
 9) Strikefast  1969
Other Novels
 1) The Faceless Fugitive  1963
 2) One Must Survive  1964
 3) This Side of Hell  1965
 4) Three Days to Live  1968
 5) Sea Vengeance  1974
 6) The Sun Virgin  1974
 7) Dead Before Midnight  1975
 8) A Clash of Hawks  1976
 9) The Burning  1979
10) Flowers of Evil  1981
11) Nightworld  1984
12) The Comet  1985
13) Persons Reported  2000
14) Cold As Ice  2004
15) Ancient Sins  2007
16) Blood and Sangria  2010
Other Novels (as 'Charles Leader')
 1) Frontiers of Violence  1966
 2) Murder in Marrakech  1966
 3) The Golden Lure  1967
 4) Nightmare on the Nile  1967
 5) The Angry Darkness  1968
 6) Strangler's Moon  1968
 7) Cargo to Saigon  1969
 8) The Dragon Roars  1970
 9) Kingdom of Darkness  1978

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