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ELLIOT CARR

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Full Name: Elliot Carr
Nationality: Australian
Organization: IMPAC(T)
Occupation Agent

Creator: James Dark (2)
Time Span: 1962 - 1962

ABOUT THE SERIES

Elliot Carr is an agent with IMPACt.

That is the International and Metropolitan Police Air Control, an organization I am told* is "geared to protecting airlines around the world". With international air travel becoming almost ubiquitous in the late 50s and on into the 60s, I can understand wanting to have a policing team able to operate anywhere in the world where commercial airplanes go with the authority to arrest malefactors who threaten that industry, but the first part of the name "International and Metropolitan" has be confused.

From the blurb for both of the recorded adventures, we learn that Carr is a "world trouble shooter" which definitely fits the International aspect of his employer's name. Likely based out of Sydney he is able to fly, courtesy of any airline, to wherever there are problems of a criminal nature affecting the skyways.

His pictures show him to be likely in his middle 30s with shortish brown hair and an athletic build. He is shown in both cases to be dressed in a suit, fairly common for that days, with a pistol in his right hand ready for instant use.

Not meaning to nitpick on these adventures but ... in the second one, the cover clearly talks about Carr being involved with "espionage  - and a wanton woman". My dictionary defines wanton as "sexually unrestrained" but the picture shown clearly has the woman gagged with her hand tied behind her back - that seems restrained to me!

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* All that I know about this agent other than from the covers is courtesy of the website Permission To Kill. When I learn more, I will amend this page.

BOOKS

Number of Books:2
First Appearance:1962
Last Appearance:1962

1 Impact! Impact!
Written by James Dark (2)
Copyright: 1962

[plot unknown]

2 Havoc! Havoc!
Written by James Dark (2)
Copyright: 1962

Eccentric scientist Cyrus Canning is an expert in microwave research and come up with a device that will prove to be a major danger to the new rocket testing in Australia in preparation for a trip to the moon. When someone familiar with Canning's work is killed at the airport in Sydney, Elliot Carr is brought in to investigate which will land him firmly in the plot against the moon launch.

MY COMMENTS

I cannot speak to the quality or the enjoyability of this two-book series because I have not been able to read it. I can say that from the looks of it, and considering the regard that the author, James Workman under his publisher-forced use of the pseudonym of James Dark, I would very much want to read them.

Someday, when I hit the lottery (hard to do when I seldom play) I will pay the steep price of the one of the pair I have found for sale - the second one remains unavailable.

Perhaps some friendly soul with their own copy will at least give me guidance about the books.

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