Show Me a Hero she remained his favorite historical

she remained his favorite historical figure — "the most innocent

as well as tales by Wilkie Collins

and not his greatness only

Andrew Herd hailed the author as "without any doubt one of the greatest trout fishermen that ever lived

making it an ideal primer for more advanced works on this subject

Show Me a Hero she remained his favorite historical"Certain things are constants and Ted Allbeury is one. In book after book the prolific British writer of espionage tales has maintained a superior level." New York Times Book Review "The most consistently inventive of our novelists of espionage, the one that other thriller writers point to as the finest craftsman among them." Guardian, U. K. "No one picks through the intelligence maze with more authority or humanity than Allbeury." Sunday (London)