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Clive Egleton


Born
in South Harrow, Middlesex, The United Kingdom
November 25, 1927

Died
March 31, 2006

Website

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Clive (Frederick William) Egleton was a British author of spy novels.

He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage. He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine. Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.

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Average rating: 3.43 · 535 ratings · 54 reviews · 66 distinct works
The Honey Trap
3.17 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions
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Hostile Intent
3.68 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions
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Seven days to a killing
3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1980 — 28 editions
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A Killing in Moscow
3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — 9 editions
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A Piece of Resistance
3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1970 — 12 editions
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One Man Running
3.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions
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Dead Reckoning
3.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions
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Death Throes
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 7 editions
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Conflict of Interests
3.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions
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The Renegades
3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Series by Clive Egleton

Hostile Intent A Killing in Moscow Death Throes A Lethal Involvement Warning Shot Dead Reckoning The Honey Trap
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