ADELAIDE MANNING AND CYRIL COLES

(1891-1959) (1899-1

Writing as: Manning Coles, Francis Gaite

A pseudonym of two authors. Neighbors in Hampshire, England, Adelaide Manning wanted to be a writer. Cyril Coles was a former member of British Intelligence with a lot of experience and a font of information and stories. Together they created a very memorable secret agent series which had excitement and realism. They also wrote other books, including a young adult series about a family of ghosts, but it is for Tommy Hambledon that they are best known.

Series		Books
Manning Coles

Tommy Hambledon		Drink To Yesterday (1940)
		A Toast To Tomorrow (1940)
		They Tell No Tales (1941)
		Without Lawful Authority (1943)
		Green Hazard (1945)
		The Fifth Man (1946)
		With Intent To Deceive (1947)
		Let The Tiger Die (1947)
		Among Those Absent (1948)
		Diamonds To Amsterdam (1949)
		Not Negotiable (1949)
		Dangerous By Nature (1950)
		Now Or Never (1951)
		Alias Uncle Hugo (1952)
		Night Train To Paris (1952)
		A Knife For The Juggler (1953)
		All That Glitters (1954)
		The Man In The Green Hat (1955)
		The Basle Express (1956)
		Birdwatcher's Quarry (1957)
		Death Of An Ambassador (1957)
		No Entry (1958)
		Concrete Crime (1960)
		Nothing To Declare (1961)
		Search For A Sultan (1961)
		House At Pluck's Gutter (1961)
		Handcuffs Don't Hold Ghosts (nv) (1946)
		Buyer Collects (ss) (1958)
		Handle With Care (ss) (1958)
		Johnny the Dip (ss) (1959)
		Two's Company (ss) (1959)
		The Case of the Six Indignant Footmen (nv) (1959)
		Here Lies - (nv) (1959)
		Holiday Romantic (ss) (1959)
		It Pays To Be Honest (ss) (1960)
		Nothing To Declare (nv) (1960)
		Out Of Luck (ss) (1960)
		Angel On My Foot (ss) (1960)

Other		Half-Valdez (1939)
		This Fortress (1942)

Francis Gaite

Other		Brief Candles [The Latimers] (1943)
		Come and Go [The Latimers] (1943)
		Duty Free (1943)
		The Far Traveler (1943)
		Great Caesar's Ghost aka The Emperor's Bracelet (1943)
		Happy Returns aka A Family Matter [The Latimers] (1943)