Quiller: The Ninth Directive

Working for a UK government department that officially “does not exist”, undercover agent Quiller is flown to Thailand to meet his boss Loman, with whom Quiller has a tense, difficult relationship. An important and popular Englishman will be flown to Bangkok to take part in a parade, cementing the ties and good will between Thailand and Britain. Word is out that an unfriendly government has hired the world's most skilled and dreaded assassin to kill the Englishman during a parade through Bangkok's streets.  Quiller must find the assassin before the killing takes place.  


The assassin is clever, and succeeds in misleading Quiller. It is now a race for time between the assassin's brilliant plan and Quiller's ability to avert disaster.


“Tough and suspenseful… with a distinctly noir-ish edge.”

- The Independent


“A model of breathless entertainment.”

- The New Yorker


(Adam Hall is) “A master of adventure.”

- The New York Times


“A fine tale, beautifully plotted.”

- The New York Times


Praise for the QUILLER Series:


“For fans and students of the genre, it's a must … pure adrenaline!”

- The Chicago Times


“Hall has been turning out Quiller novels, each one a winner, for years. Over the years, the character has grown in eccentricity, depth and appeal.” 

- The Chicago Tribune


“Hall has created a new form: the spy thriller that is all action and yet cerebral, a writing feat few can match … Hall delivers!”

- The Boston Globe

 

“Quiller is one of suspense literature's great secret agents!” 

- The Houston Chronicle


“Thrilling.”

- The Los Angeles Times

 

“They don't get any tougher or more intelligent than the Quiller tales.”

- The Rocky Mountain News

 

“Quiller is by now a primary reflex.” 

- Kirkus Reviews

 

“Tense, intelligent, harsh, surprising…” 

- The New York Times


(Quiller is) “the greatest survival expert among contemporary secret agents.” 

- The New York Times


“Stunningly well done, tense, elliptical, without a misplaced word.”

- The New York Republic


“Espionage at its best!”

- The London Times


“Breathless entertainment!”

- The Associated Press


“White-hot intensity.”

- The Washington Post


“… one gets the feeling that this is the way real espionage is conducted.”

- San Francisco Chronicle


“A brilliant and exciting ride into spydom.” 

- Chicago Daily News


Praise for ADAM HALL:


“Tension in a novel is difficult to maintain at a pitch that actually creates a physical impact on the reader. A few of the best writers can do it, and among them is Adam Hall.”

- London Times Literary Supplement


“Nobody writes espionage better than Adam Hall… Tense and suspenseful, at every moment.”

- The New York Times


“When it comes to espionage fiction, Adam Hall has no peer.”

- Eric Van Lustbader, author of “The Ninja”


“The unchallenged king of the spy story.”

- Buffalo News


“Adam Hall is an exemplary writer and one of the few in this genre to do his job with a poet's skill and fierce pride in the language.”

- The Hong Kong Times


“Adam Hall writes the most exciting, original and authentic espionage novels to be found on bookshelves today.”  

- The Banner


“Few writers handle action as excitingly as Hall…” 

- The Houston Chronicle


“A Master. One never doubts the reality of every page he writes.”

- The New York Times


“Hall is indeed a master of the contemporary espionage novel.”

- The Denver Post