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James Leasor

James Leasor was one of the bestselling British authors of the second half of the 20th Century. He wrote over 50 books including a rich variety of thrillers, historical novels and biographies. His works included the critically acclaimed The Red Fort, the story of the Indian Mutiny of 1957, The Marine from Mandalay, Boarding Party (made into the film The Sea Wolves starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Roger Moore), The Plague and the Fire, and The One that Got Away (made into a film starring Hardy Kruger). He also wrote Passport to Oblivion (which sold over 4 million copies around the World and was filmed as Where the Spies Are, starring David Niven), the first of nine novels featuring Dr Jason Love, a Somerset GP called to aid Her Majesty's Secret Service in foreign countries, and another bestselling series about the Far Eastern merchant Robert Gunn in the 19th century. There were also sagas set in Africa and Asia, written under the pseudonym Andrew MacAllan, and tales narrated by an unnamed vintage car dealer in Belgravia.

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Born 21 December 1923
Died 10 September 2007

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  • Cover of: The one that got away

    First published in 1956 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Marine from Mandalay

    First published in 1988 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The plague and the fire.

    First published in 1961 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Who killed Sir Harry Oakes?

    Cover of edition whokilledsirharr0000leas First published in 1983 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Boarding party

    First published in 1978 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Passport for a pilgrim

    First published in 1968 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: They don't make them like that any more

    Cover of edition theydontmakethem00leas First published in 1969 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Unknown Warrior

    First published in 1980 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Green Beach

    First published in 1975 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Passport in Suspense

    First published in 1967 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Red Fort: the story of the Indian mutiny of 1857

    First published in 1956 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Tank of Serpents

    Cover of edition tankofserpents0000leas_c1e2 First published in 1986 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Chinese widow: a novel

    First published in 1975 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Millionth Chance

    First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Follow the drum: a novel.

    Cover of edition followdrumnovel00leas First published in 1972 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Frozen assets

    First published in 1989 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Love Down Under

    First published in 1992 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Host of extras

    First published in 1973 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Passport to peril

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Mandarin gold: a novel.

    First published in 1973 — 4 editions
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Born 21 December 1923
Died 10 September 2007

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945, History, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Biography, Fiction, Great Britain, Secret service, Diplomatic history, English fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, war & military, Great Britain. Royal Marines, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, Adventure, Afghanistan, fiction, Authorship, Biographies, British Naval operations, British Personal narratives, British Prisoners and prisons, Campagnes et batailles, Campaigns

Places

Great Britain, India, Singapore, 1665 London, Bahamas, Burma, China, Delhi (India), England, Goa, Goa (India : State), India) Lal Qila (Delhi, Indian Ocean, Lal Qila (Delhi, India), London, London (England), Nassau, South Africa

People

James Leasor, Rudolf Hess (1894-1987), Barney Barnato (1852-1897), Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), Franz von Werra, Franz von Werra (1914-1941), Harry Oakes Sir (1874-1943), Jack Maurice Nissen, Leslie Hollis Sir, Ronald Brittain, Ronald Brittain (1899-), Rudolf Hess (1894-), William Doyle

Time

Siege, 1942, 1665, 17th century, 1836-1909, Opium War, 1840-1842, Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858, Siege, 1857

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Alternative names

  • James LEASOR
  • J. Leasor

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September 11, 2021 Edited by YellowGalaxy add id
September 11, 2021 Edited by Jenner merge authors
July 1, 2019 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
July 1, 2019 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import