AMANDA CURZON
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Full Name: |
Amanda Curzon |
Codename: |
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Nationality: |
British |
Organization: |
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Occupation |
Adventurer |
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Creator: |
Frank Usher
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Time Span: |
1965 - 1970 |
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ABOUT THE SERIES
Amanda Curzon is an entertainer.
That is what she claims and it is supposedly how she earns a living but there are few places where her name would have ever graced a marquee so the description is open to argument.
What she is mostly is a sex-crazed adventurer who seems to be totally under the control of her highly dominating travelling companion, Oscar Sallis, a wrestler by trade. He rules virtually her entire world except for the fact that since she is a whole lot smarter than Sallis (and who isn't, apparently), she knows when to say yes to his sexual demands and that gives her a whole lot of control since Sallis is even more sex-driven than Curzon.
Curzon hails from the Cockney area of East London. How she got to be from there to the region in and round the Iron Curtain is mostly a mystery and largely unimportant though it almost certainly is because that is where Sallis felt he could earn a living wrestling there and where Sallis went, Curzon followed. Except when they fought which seemed a frequent occasion.
It is very important to note that neither of these people are trained agents and it is absolutely clear that no government agency would ever willingly use them. Nevertheless, whether from gullibility or a love of thrills bordering on insane, they both get involved with different spy organizations and manage to just barely escape death on numerous occasions. 'Barely' is particularly appropriate for Curzon because regardless of what she is doing or what is going on around her, there is good chance she will find a reason to undress.
BOOKS
Number of Books: | 3 |
First Appearance: | 1965 |
Last Appearance: | 1970 |
As I mention in the My Comments section, I have not read these books (yet and probably ever). The best source for information that I found was from a truly awesome source of incredibly interesting and compelling reading:
Mystery Woman: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction by Colleen Barnett.
There are now three volumes of this worthwhile tome and I strongly recommend it. The lady knows her stuff and she is fantastic as conveying it.
Note: There is listed in Wikipedia a fourth book in the series. Deadly Legacy (1971). However, a fellow spy-fi fan was kind enough to send me the flyleaf from that book and it is not an Amanda Curzon adventure.
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The Man From Moscow
Written by Frank Usher
Copyright: 1965
In East Germany, Amanda Curzon and Oscar Sallis meet Stanislov, a Russian agent who work at times for the US. Now that his activities are known to his country, he needs to get out of Eastern Europe and he convinces Curzon and Sallis to smuggle him out.
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No Flowers In Brazlov
Written by Frank Usher
Copyright: 1968
Smuggling seems to be a sideline for Amanda Curzone because being more known for it, she agrees while in the Soviet Union to sneak a document from Kruschchev back to Munich.
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The Boston Crab
Written by Frank Usher
Copyright: 1970
In Austria, Oscar Sallis gets into trouble for the attempted murder of a woman named Sally with whom he was very familiar, not to mention her daughter, Tanya. The trouble is the husband/father is upset with both Sallis and Curzon and since he is rich, a former SS agent, and in league with the Arabs, that spells trouble for both.
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