Ninth Directive

by Adam Hall

Book Overview

Quiller, known only by his codename, is the British government's #1 intelligence agent. Darkly exotic Bangkok is center stage for a master assassin's plan. The target: a visitor so important he is only called The Person. As the clock ticks away in the final hours, Quiller becomes the bait to stop the killer.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061005274
• ISBN13: 9780061005275
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: HarperPrism
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

One of the best Quiller books

THE NINTH DIRECTIVE was Adam Hall's second book featuring the secret agent Quiller, and it's one of his best. This mission has Quiller traveling to Bangkok, Thailand, to stop an elite assassination team from killing an important British person (never named, but implied to be the Queen's Consort). Quiller is able to identify the ambush point along the parade route, but things do not go quite as he had anticipated.

You wont be able to put it down

I have never read such an action packed book. Nor has my heart raced this much. This is an excellent spy book. I love that Adam hall chose first persson for this book. It gives you a better understanding of the character. And Quiller is an unforgetable character who uses his wits to get out of tight situations. Without that you know this character could not have survived in the depths of Russia. A good read, definetly reccommed it. And yes it is hard to find in the bookstores. Can't understand why this work of art isn't being ordered.

Espionage at it's best

Quiller is a spy who uses his wits. His body and mind are his weapons. The stories are seen through Quiller's eyes. If you like tense spy dramas, the Quiller books are the best and Adam Hall is a master. We want more!

simply the best

There is not a better writer of espionage anywhere. Read these books

You can't go wrong with anything 'Quiller': Hall soars!

To tell a truth that sounds like a bash of Quiller books, I cannot exactly distinguish 'Quiller' in my memory from 'Quiller KGB' or the 'Warsaw Document.' They tend to bleed together somewhat like Dick Francis novels, or Len Deighton novels, but this shouldn't be a factor when deciding to read one -- or all of them. Adam Hall's novels are hard to find even in paper back (having scrounged for a few years I've come up with and read about eleven of them -- there are still a lot I've never even seen). The books are gritty, fast-paced, intelligent yet action-packed. They take you all over the world, to places like Berlin to Peking to the Sahara Desert. There's not a dull moment nor a flase step in any of the novels I've read to date. Quiller is my favorite literary character -- it's a shame no one's made a really good series of movies out of Adam Hall's books. (What's so great about Ian Flemming, anyway?) You'd be well advised to go out NOW and do anything you can to find a Quiller book. Chances are, you'll have it finished by sunrise tomorrow.