Gavin Lyall
Gavin Lyall was a British aviation thriller writer who trained as a pilot and brought genuine expertise to his novels about freelance pilots in dangerous situations. His early novels The Wrong Side of the Sky and The Most Dangerous Game are considered classics of the aviation thriller. His later career produced Edwardian political thrillers of a different character.
Works
- The Wrong Side of the SkyAdventure thriller about pilot and woman fleeing across dangerous international terrain
- The Most Dangerous GameThriller about assassination plot and international intrigue with lethal competitive stakes
- Midnight Plus OneEspionage thriller about men fleeing across Europe with dangerous intelligence secrets
- Shooting ScriptSpy thriller about intelligence operative executing covert assignment across international borders
- Venus with PistolAdventure thriller about woman and assassin on dangerous mission across continents