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Elleston TrevorWriter, classic spy novel.
Date of Birth: 17.02.1920
Country:  USA |
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Elliston Trevor Biography
Elliston Trevor was a writer and a renowned author of spy novels. He lived in France and Spain before moving to the United States in 1973 and settling in Phoenix. Trevor was married and had a son. He worked under various pseudonyms such as Trevor Burgess, Mansell Black, Simon Rattray, Warwick Scott, Sizer Smith, Adam Hall, Roger Fitzalan, Howard North, Leslie Stone, and Elliston Trevor, which eventually became his official name.
The Quiller Series
The main character of Trevor's most famous series, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall, is Quiller. Quiller is a single, gifted spy working for an unnamed British government bureau and often operates alone. The books in this series are narrated from his perspective. In the spy novel genre, Quiller falls between James Bond and the protagonists of John le Carré's novels. He is an excellent driver, pilot, diver, and linguist, but he never carries weapons. The books in the series stand out for their original writing style, combining intriguing chapter endings with introspective inner monologues often tinged with self-pity. They also provide detailed insights into the world of intelligence and professional relationships among spies. The first novel in the Quiller series, "The Quiller Memorandum" (1965; originally published as "The Berlin Memorandum"), won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. In 1966, a film adaptation of the same name was released, starring George Segal and Alec Guinness, followed by the British television series "Quiller" in 1975, featuring Michael Jayston. After the Quiller series, Trevor's most famous work is "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1964).
The Hugo Bishop Series
Under the pseudonym Simon Rattray, Trevor wrote detective novels featuring the character Hugo Bishop, who, like Hercule Poirot, delves into the psychology of criminals to uncover the roots of the crimes. The first book in this series, "The Dark Knight," was published in 1951, followed by five more books until 1957.
Other Works
In addition to the Quiller and Hugo Bishop series, Trevor also wrote successfully outside the detective genre. In the novella "The Billboard Madonna" (1961), he explored the world of the advertising business, where the main character accidentally becomes responsible for a woman's death in a car accident and becomes obsessed with immortalizing her memory.
As Adam Hall, Trevor also wrote the novel "The San Domingo Volcanoes," which revolves around a mysterious plane crash off the coast of San Domingo and the investigation into its causes. When it is discovered that one of the crew members was seen alive, an airline employee named Rainer begins his own investigation and gets caught up in a series of gripping events. Trevor also wrote over 20 children's books and several plays.
