Gavin Lyall lived in Hampstead and enjoyed sailing on the Thames in his motor cruiser. From 1959 to 1962 he was a newspaper reporter and the aviation correspondent for the Sunday Times. His first novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, was published in 1961, drawing from his personal experiences in the Libyan Desert and in Greece. Lyall left journalism in 1963 to become a full-time author, writing wrote 17 novels before his death in 2003.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Harry Maxim Series
The Secret Servant (1980)
The Conduct of Major Maxim (1982)
The Crocus List (1985)
Uncle Target (1988)
The Honour Series
Spy’s Honour (1993)
Flight From Honour (1996)
All Honourable Men (1997)
Honourable Intentions (1999)
General Fiction
The Wrong Side of the Sky (1961)
The Most Dangerous Game (1963)
Midnight Plus One (1965)
Shooting Script (1966)
Venus With Pistol (1969)
Freedom’s Battle: The War in the Air 1939–1945 (1971)
Blame the Dead (1973) Judas Country (1975)
Non-fiction
Operation Warboard: How to Fight World War II Battles in Miniature (1971)
Freedom’s Battle: The War in the Air 1939-1945 Miniature: Wargaming WWII Battles in 20-25mm Scale (1972)
