Harry Maxim Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Servant |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Conduct of Major Maxim |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Crocus List |
1986 |
Buy |
| Uncle Target |
1988 |
Buy |
Honour Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spy’s Honour |
1993 |
Buy |
| Flight from Honour |
1996 |
Buy |
| All Honourable Men |
1998 |
Buy |
| Honourable Intentions |
2000 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Freedom’s Battle |
1971 |
Buy |
| Operation Warboard |
1972 |
Buy |
| Freedom’s Battle Volume Two |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Wrong Side of the Sky |
1961 |
Buy |
| The Most Dangerous Game |
1964 |
Buy |
| Midnight Plus One |
1965 |
Buy |
| Shooting Script |
1966 |
Buy |
| Venus With Pistol |
1969 |
Buy |
| Blame The Dead |
1973 |
Buy |
| Judas Country |
1975 |
Buy |
Gavin Lyall (1932-2003) was an English author of espionage and action thrillers. He served as a Pilot Officer in the RAF from 1951 to 1953, flying Gloster Meteors, then studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He worked as a reporter and aviation correspondent for the Sunday Times before leaving journalism in 1963 to write full-time. He married journalist Katharine Whitehorn in 1958.
Lyall’s early novels were aviation and action thrillers written in a sardonic first-person style. Midnight Plus One (1965) and Shooting Script (1966) won back-to-back CWA Silver Daggers. He later shifted to Cold War espionage with the Harry Maxim series, featuring a former SAS officer assigned to 10 Downing Street, and then to Edwardian-era spy fiction with the Honour series. He served as Chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association in 1966-67.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gavin Lyall written?
Gavin Lyall has written 18 books across 4 series.
What was Gavin Lyall's first book?
Gavin Lyall’s first book is The Wrong Side of the Sky, published in 1961.
What awards did Gavin Lyall win?
Gavin Lyall won the Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger in consecutive years for Midnight Plus One (1965) and Shooting Script (1966). He also served as Chairman of the CWA in 1966-67.