Mysterious Days: 9 May

1932
Gavin Lyall (9 May 1932 - 18 January 2003), RAF pilot turned thriller writer, is born in Birmingham, England. Lyall used his aviation nackground to write international thrillers in the John Buchan vein (Midnight Plus One, 1965).

His later espionage novels featured Major Harry Maxim (The Crocus List, 1985) are traditional British spy tails told with a light touch.

Works
The Wrong Side of the Sky (1961)
The Most Dangerous Game (1963)
Midnight Plus One (1965)
Shooting Script (1966)
Venus With Pistol (1969)
Freedom's Battle: The War in the Air 1939-1945 (1971)
Blame the Dead (1973)
Judas Country (1975)
Operation Warboard: How to Fight World War II Battles in Miniature (1976) non-fiction, in collaboration with his son Bernard Lyall
The Secret Servant (1980)
The Conduct of Major Maxim (1982)
The Crocus List (1985)
Uncle Target (1988)
Spy's Honour (1993)
Flight from Honour (1996)
All Honourable Men (1997)
Honourable Intentions (1999)