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GERALD SEYMOUR

1941 -

Writing as: Gerald Seymour


According to Wikipedia: "Gerald Seymour (born 25 November 1941 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British writer of crime and espionage novels. He was educated at Kelly College, now known as Mount Kelly in Tavistock, Devon, and took a BA Hons degree in Modern History at University College London.

Initially a journalist, he joined ITN in 1963, covering such topics as the Great Train Robbery, Vietnam War, The Troubles, the Munich Olympics massacre, Germany's Red Army Faction, Italy's Red Brigades and Palestinian militant groups. His first book, Harry's Game, was published in 1975, and Seymour then became a full-time novelist, living in the West Country. In 1999, he featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, One Day in September, which portrayed the Munich massacre. He has been a full-time writer since 1978.

Television adaptations have been made of his books Harry's Game, The Glory Boys, The Contract, Red Fox, The Informant based on Field of Blood, A Line in the Sand and The Waiting Time.



Series Books
 
Jonas Merrick The Eternal Flame (ss) (2018)
  The Crocodile Hunter (2021)
  The Foot Soldiers (2022)
  In at the Kill (2023)
  The Best Revenge (2024)
 
Other Harry's Game (1975)
  The Glory Boys (1976)
  Kingfisher (1977)
  Red Fox aka The Harrison Affair (1979)
  The Contract (1980)
  Archangel (1982)
  In Honour Bound (1984)
  Field of Blood (1985)
  A Song in the Morning aka Shadow on the Sun (1986)
  An Eye for an Eye aka At Close Quarters (1987)
  The Running Target aka Home Run (1989)
  Condition Black (1990)
  The Journeyman Tailor (1992)
  The Fighting Man (1993)
  The Heart of Danger (1995)
  Killing Ground (1997)
  Dead Ground aka The Waiting Time (1998)
  A Line in the Sand (1999)
  Holding the Zero (2000)
  The Untouchable (2001)
  Traitor's Kiss (2003)
  The Unknown Soldier (2004)
  Rat Run (2005)
  The Walking Dead (2007)
  Timebomb (2008)
  The Collaborator (2009)
  The Dealer and the Dead (2010)
  A Deniable Death (2011)
  The Outsiders (2012)
  The Corporal's Wife (2012)
  Vagabond (2014)
  No Mortal Thing (2016)
  Jericho's War (2017)
  A Damned Serious Business (2018)
  Battle Sight Zero (2019)
  Beyond Recall (2020)