The Rockabye Contract

The Rockabye Contract
Author: Philip Atlee
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504065727

A wild plot leads a covert operative around the globe—and into deadly trouble: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler Joe Gall’s current assignment involves escorting a sexy folk singer on an international journey—but as always for the ex–CIA operative, there’s more going on behind the scenes. Before this job is through, Gall will find himself untangling a mystery involving a toy manufacturer, an assassination plot, and a dictator’s goons—and trying desperately to make it out alive . . . This classic series of action novels featuring the fearless freelancer comes from the Edgar Award–nominated author praised as “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).

The Fer-de-Lance Contract

The Fer-de-Lance Contract
Author: Philip Atlee
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504065808

An operative heads to the steamy Caribbean and brings some heat of his own: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler Joe Gall is the kind of guy who gets called in when no one else can get the job done—a freelance operative with a CIA background who knows how to track down intel, hide in the shadows, find his quarry, and eliminate the threat. Now, a Caribbean island is having a problem with snakes—the kind only someone like Joe Gall can exterminate . . . From an Edgar Award finalist called “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction,” this is a hard-hitting tale of action, danger, and international intrigue (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).

American Rivals of James Bond

American Rivals of James Bond
Author: Graham Andrews
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2023-02-13
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476673683

This is a critical history of spy fiction, film and television in the United States, with a particular focus on the American fictional spies that rivaled (and were often influenced by) Ian Fleming's James Bond. James Fenimore Cooper's Harvey Birch, based on a real-life counterpart, appeared in his novel The Spy in 1821. While Harvey Birch's British rivals dominated spy fiction from the late 1800s until the mid-1930s, American spy fiction came of age shortly thereafter. The spy boom in novels and films during the 1960s, spearheaded by Bond, heavily influenced the espionage genre in the United States for years to come, including series like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Matt Helm. The author demonstrates that, while American authors currently dominate the international spy fiction market, James Bond has cast a very long shadow, for a very long time.

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee Server
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1438109121

Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.

Pagoda

Pagoda
Author: Philip Atlee
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504065921

A moneymaking scheme in Burma proves more dangerous than the jungle itself in the first action novel featuring Joe Gall by the Edgar Award finalist. Down on his luck in Rangoon, Joe Gall agrees to partner up with an old acquaintance named Varley for a chance to make millions in the jungles of war-torn Burma. Gall expected the scheme to involve fists and guns—but when he discovers Varley’s working both sides, it’s every man for himself . . . Originally published under the name James Atlee Phillips, Pagoda marked the first appearance of Joe Gall, the fearless freelance operative whose many adventures would take him around the world—and straight into danger. “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler

Rock-a-bye

Rock-a-bye
Author: Liana Brooks
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2021-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She lives in a rowhouse between rehabilitated crack addicts, sex offenders, and pensioners raising grandkids—and she does jobs. At odd hours, odd jobs that mean a little bit of safety here, one less predator on the streets there. Tonight, a knock at her door summons her down to the canal. What lurks in the night must prepare: she’s coming. Driven by a bone-deep longing for justice, Rock-a-bye is for everyone who ever wanted the strength to protect the people they love.

The Kowloon Contract

The Kowloon Contract
Author: Philip Atlee
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504065875

Operative Joe Gall heads to Hong Kong to identify a bizarre new weapon and the mysterious forces behind it in this thriller from the Edgar Award nominee. What could’ve caused the sudden, multiple miscarriages among the ordinary, healthy women working at an innocuous Asian company? To solve the mystery, Joe Gall must head to Hong Kong—where he will tangle with a Taiwanese businessman and Soviet agents to uncover a complicated conspiracy . . . “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler

The Last Domino Contract

The Last Domino Contract
Author: Philip Atlee
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504065840

Plutonium has gone missing—and one man must prevent an explosion—in this thriller by the Edgar Award–nominated author. Freelancer Joe Gall has a new contract that sends him to South Korea, where stolen nuclear material must be recovered. Posing as a missionary—and assisted by a fervent believer determined to save his soul—Gall is caught among pursuers from both sides of the 38th parallel, as well as a rogue group intent on setting off World War III. He’ll have to stop them before things get radioactive . . . “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler