GAVIN LYALL - Aviation Mystery Thrillers His first 4 novels 1960s -scarce
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GAVIN LYALL Mystery vintage paperbacksAuthor is listed in the Essential Mystery List by International Thriller WritersThree Aviation Thrillers, one Euro ThrillerAuthors first 4 books Gavin Lyall's first novels in the 1960s were action thrillers with different settings around the world.His first, The Wrong Side of the Sky , was published in 1961, drawing from his personal experiences in theLibyan Desert and in Greece. It was an immediate success.The Most Dangerous Game (1963) was set in Finnish Lapland, and was meticulously researched with local details.The film rights to Midnight Plus One (1965), in which an ex-spy is hired to drive a millionaire to Liechtenstein werepurchased by actor Steve McQueen, who had planned to adapt it to the cinema before he died. Shooting Script (1966) is about a former RAF pilot hired to fly a camera plane for a filming company is set aroundthe Caribbean. * The Wrong Side of the Sky - Avon book V2283 / 75cents - 1st Avon print 1969 * The Most Dangerous Game - Avon Book V2270 / 75cents - 1st Avon print 1969 * Midnight Plus One - PAN Book - 6th print 1973 in Great Britain - cover price 30p UK * Shooting Script - Avon Book V2308 / 75 cents - 3rd Avon print 1969Avon books are clean and unmarked, square spines with light readers crease.Covers on bottom of spine area are starting to fray on all three, no pieces
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