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Adam Diment


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Frederick Adam Diment (born 1943) is a spy novelist who published four novels between 1967 and 1971. All four are about the adventures of Philip McAlpine whom critic Anthony Boucher described as an agent who smokes hashish, leads a highly active sex life, kills vividly, uses (or even coins) the latest London slang and still seems a perfectly real (and even oddly likeable) young man rather than a reflected Bond image.

A film version of The Dolly Dolly Spy with David Hemmings playing McAlpine was scheduled to go into production but was never made.

Diment disappeared from public view after his last novel, adding to his cult figure status among fans of 1960s spy novels. According to The Observer, by 1975 Diment was living in Zurich, shunning publ ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 146 ratings · 28 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors
The Dolly, Dolly Spy
3.58 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1967 — 4 editions
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The Great Spy Race
3.68 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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The Bang Bang Birds
3.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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Think Inc
3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions
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Большие гонки
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Les poupées bang bang
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Rallye des espions-le
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Die Knallvogel
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Series by Adam Diment

The Dolly, Dolly Spy The Great Spy Race The Bang Bang Birds Think Inc
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