 Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones was a British author and Commander in the Royal Navy. During World War I, he served as a midshipman in the battleship Emperor of India. He rose to the rank of Commander before his retirement in 1936. During World War II, he served in the Technical Branch. He is the creator of 'Paul Dexter', a Commander in Her Majesty's Royal Navy. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Paul Dexter' Novels | |
| 1) Chinese Poison | 1969 |
| 2) All Stations to Malta | 1971 |
| 3) An Explosive Situation | 1973 |
| 4) Shadow of the Rock | 1973 |
| 5) Second-in-Command | 1974 |
| 6) Redoubtable Dexter | 1975 |
| 7) Dexter at War | 1976 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) No Less Renowned (short stories) | 1939 |
| 2) Submarine Flotilla | 1940 |
| 3) Rough Passage | 1941 |
| 4) One-One-One: Stories of the Royal Navy (short stories) | 1942 |
| 5) The Price Was High | 1946 |
| 6) Sixteen Bells (short stories) | 1946 |
| 7) The Questing Hound | 1947 |
| 8) The Greatest Fool | 1948 |
| 9) Sweethearts and Wives (with Margaret Hackforth Jones) | 1949 |
| 10) The Worst Enemy | 1950 |
| 11) Dangerous Trade | 1952 |
| 12) The Sole Survivor | 1953 |
| 13) Fish Out of Water | 1954 |
| 14) Death of an Admiral | 1956 |
| 15) Life on the Ocean Wave | 1960 |
| 16) Crack of Doom | 1961 |
| 17) Danger Below | 1963 |
| 18) I Am the Captain | 1963 |
| 19) One Man's Wars | 1964 |
| 20) Storm in Harbour | 1965 |
| 21) The Stern Chase | 1966 |
| 22) Warrior's Playtime | 1967 |
| 23) Fight to a Finish | 1968 |
| 24) Security Risk | 1970 |
| 25) Yellow Peril | 1972 |