Philip Atlee

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books
  • First Book:
    February 2021
  • Latest Book:
    March 2021
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Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • The Canadian Bomber Contract

    One man must stop separatists targeting a tourist destination on the US border in this thriller by “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).   A movement is afoot in Canada’s majority French"speak...

  • The Death Bird Contract

    A hard-edged covert operative crosses into Mexico -- and enters a dark, dangerous spiral -- in this novel from “an able practitioner” of the thriller genre (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times). A freelancer specializing in covert ops, Joe Gall ha...

  • The Fer-de-Lance Contract

    An operative heads to the steamy Caribbean and brings some heat of his own: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” -- Raymond Chandler Joe Gall is the kind of guy who gets called in when no one else can get the job done -- a freelance...

  • The Green Wound Contract

    The “grand spy-chase novel . . . highly successful and realistic” that introduced the international operative with a lethal touch (Publishers Weekly). Secret agent Joe Gall has a puzzle to put together that stretches from the stree...

  • The Irish Beauty Contract

    A freelance agent stalks a shadowy arms dealer in this novel of action and adventure by the Edgar Award finalist . . .   Rebellion is brewing in New Grenada -- and the government of Cuba is only too happy to help the cause along. ...

  • The Kiwi Contract

    An agent poses as a rich playboy -- and winds up with a target on his back -- in this thriller by the Edgar Award"nominated author.   Oil baron Mike Donoghue is on a top-secret assignment for the US government. To protect the mission, someone ...

  • The Paper Pistol Contract

    An undercover operative heads to the island paradise of Tahiti to prevent a nuclear nightmare in this novel by  “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).   Freelance agent Joe Gall is supposedly ...

  • The Rockabye Contract

    A wild plot leads a covert operative around the globe -- and into deadly trouble: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” -- Raymond Chandler Joe Gall’s current assignment involves escorting a sexy folk singer on an international jou...

  • The Silken Baroness Contract

    From the Edgar Award"nominated author:An agent for hire plays bodyguard to a titled beauty in Tenerife -- and mixes partying with peril . . .   Joe Gall, freelance operative, is assigned to protect a beautiful baroness under thr...



  • The Star Ruby Contract

    With trouble brewing in Burma, it’s time to call in the agent of last resort, in this thriller by “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).   In Washington, they call him the Nullifier -- the m...

  • The Trembling Earth Contract

    An agent goes undercover in a militant group in this wild action-adventure tale from an Edgar Award finalist.   Freelance operative Joe Gall has been asked to infiltrate the Republic of New Africa, a black militant group -- not an easy assignmen...

  • The White Wolverine Contract

    From the Edgar Award finalist: An operative tries to provide a shield between a target for murder and the madman who’s left behind a trail of corpses . . .   There have been multiple murder victims so far -- and though the metho...

  • The Black Venus Contract

    When a CIA agent needs rescuing in South America, it’s Joe Gall who gets the call, in this thriller from the Edgar Award"nominated author.   Joe Gall is on assignment in Sao Paulo, Brazil, living in a home with a housekeeper named Julietta -...

  • The Ill Wind Contract

    The heat is rising in Indonesia in this action-packed adventure by “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).   When Joe Gall heads to Indonesia on an assignment to acquire a fortune in precious metals...

  • The Judah Lion Contract

    A freelance operative must smuggle three people out of an African country after a coup in “one of the best of the Gall novels” (Don D’Ammassa, Hugo Award nominee).   The dictator of Murundi has been deposed, and his only hope for getting o...

  • The Kowloon Contract

    Operative Joe Gall heads to Hong Kong to identify a bizarre new weapon and the mysterious forces behind it in this thriller from the Edgar Award nominee.   What could’ve caused the sudden, multiple miscarriages among the ordinary, healthy wome...

  • The Last Domino Contract

    Plutonium has gone missing -- and one man must prevent an explosion -- in this thriller by the Edgar Award"nominated author.   Freelancer Joe Gall has a new contract that sends him to South Korea, where stolen nuclear material must be recovere...

  • The Makassar Strait Contract

    A mining operation could lead to an international incident: “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” -- Raymond Chandler Off the coast of Indonesia, the Japanese are harvesting an incredible amount of manganese, a mineral highly prized ...

  • Pagoda

    A moneymaking scheme in Burma proves more dangerous than the jungle itself in the first action novel featuring Joe Gall by the Edgar Award finalist.   Down on his luck in Rangoon, Joe Gall agrees to partner up with an old acquaintance named Varl...



  • The Shankill Road Contract

    In Northern Ireland, it takes an assassin to catch one, in this thriller by “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).   As the Troubles rage in Northern Ireland, a mysterious killer has been putting b...

  • The Skeleton Coast Contract

    A dangerous hunt for African diamonds propels this thriller to a “rousing” finish (Don D’Ammassa, Hugo Award nominee).   In this international adventure by the Edgar Award"nominated author, freelance operative Joe Gall is on the hunt for...

  • The Spice Route Contract

    They trained him to kill -- but now he’s gone rogue -- in this action-adventure thriller by “the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).   The CIA didn’t mind when the army officer deserted his post ...

  • The Underground Cities Contract

     In Turkey, a planned prisoner exchange goes dangerously awry, in this thriller from the Edgar Award"nominated author.   Joe Gall must travel to Turkey after three Americans are abducted by terrorists. The plan is to break one of their co...

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Philip Atlee has published 23 books.

Philip Atlee does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Skeleton Coast Contract, was published in March 2021.

The first book by Philip Atlee, The Irish Beauty Contract, was published in February 2021.

No. Philip Atlee does not write books in series.
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