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ⓘ About Adam Hall
Adam Hall was a pseudonym used by Trevor Dudley-Smith who was in Kent, United Kingdom, in February 17, 1920. He attended Yardley Court Preparatory school and Seven Oaks School. During the Second World War, he served as a flight engineer in the Royal Air Force. After the war he began a full time writer. Author Trevor lived Spain and France. Later he moved to United States, and settled in Phoenix, Arizona. He used the pseudonym Elleston Trevor in 1946, for a non mystery book and later adopted it as his legal name. Author Trevor Dudley-Smith also wrote under the pseudonyms of Adam Hall, Trevor Burgess, Simon Rattray, Roger Fitzalan, Mansell Black, Howard North, Ceaser Smith, Lesley Stone and Warwick Scott.
All Book Series by Adam Hall
The Berlin Memorandum / Quiller Memorandum
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 1965
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Adam Hall?
Adam Hall was a pseudonym used by Trevor Dudley-Smith who was in Kent, United Kingdom, in February 17, 1920. He attended Yardley Court Preparatory school and Seven Oaks School. During the Second World War, he served as a flight engineer in the Royal Air Force.
Which Adam Hall series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hugo Bishop series, the earliest of Adam Hall's multi-book series: it opens with Knight Sinister (1951) and runs to 6 books across 1951–1957, ending with Dead Sequence, etc (1957). Adam Hall's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Adam Hall written?
Adam Hall has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1951 and 1996. 25 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Quiller series with 19 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Adam Hall's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Adam Hall's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hugo Bishop (1951–1957, 6 books) and Quiller (1965–1996, 19 books).
How are Adam Hall's books organised into series?
This guide splits Adam Hall's 28 books into 2 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Quiller (19 books, 1965–1996); Hugo Bishop (6 books, 1951–1957).