 James Atlee Phillips was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He studied at Texas University, Texas Christian University, and the University of Missouri. During World War II he was operations manager for China National Airlines in Rangoon, Burma and later he ran the Burmese National Airlines. He is the creator of 'Joe Gall', a free-lance soldier of fortune and contract killer for the CIA (under the pseudonym 'Philip Atlee'). |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Joe Gall' Novels (as Philip Atlee) | |
| 1) Pagoda (as James Atlee Phillips) | 1951 |
| 2) The Green Wound (Also published as: The Green Wound Contract [1967]) | 1963 |
| 3) The Silken Baroness (Also published as: The Silken Baroness Contract [1966]) | 1964 |
| 4) The Paper Pistol Contract | 1966 |
| 5) The Death Bird Contract | 1966 |
| 6) The Irish Beauty Contract | 1966 |
| 7) The Star Ruby Contract | 1967 |
| 8) The Rockabye Contract | 1968 |
| 9) The Skeleton Coast Contract | 1968 |
| 10) The Ill Wind Contract | 1969 |
| 11) The Trembling Earth Contract | 1969 |
| 12) The Fer-de-Lance Contract | 1970 |
| 13) The Canadian Bomber Contract | 1971 |
| 14) The White Wolverine Contract | 1971 |
| 15) The Kiwi Contract | 1972 |
| 16) The Judah Lion Contract | 1972 |
| 17) The Spice Route Contract | 1973 |
| 18) The Shankill Road Contract | 1973 |
| 19) The Underground Cities Contract | 1974 |
| 20) The Kowloon Contract | 1974 |
| 21) The Black Venus Contract | 1975 |
| 22) The Last Domino Contract | 1976 |
| 23) The Makassar Strait Contract | 1976 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Case of the Shivering Chorus Girls | 1942 |
| 2) Suitable for Framing | 1949 |
| 3) The Deadly Mermaid | 1954 |