Brian Freemantle is an accomplished English author, best known for his spy thriller novels. Born in Southampton, England, he began his career as a journalist and later became a foreign correspondent and editor for newspapers such as the Daily Mail and the Daily Sketch. His journalistic career took him to 30 countries around the world, giving him a wealth of experience and knowledge that would later be reflected in his writing.
One of Freemantle's most notable accomplishments came in April 1975, during the Fall of Saigon. He organized an airlift rescue of South Vietnamese civilians, helping to evacuate 100 orphans in what was the only British-led airlift rescue during the conflict. This experience, along with his background in journalism, provided him with a unique perspective and understanding of international politics and espionage, which he would later bring to life in his fiction.
Freemantle is perhaps best known for his Charlie Muffin series, which has a cult following in the United States. The character of Charlie Muffin, a British spy, has been featured in 18 novels. Freemantle has also written two trilogies, Red Star Rising and Red Star Falling, and several standalone novels. In total, he has written 85 books throughout his career, with only five dealing with fictional events. The rest of his work is based on his experiences as a journalist and the stories that were shared with him by spies and intelligence agents. In addition to his work as a novelist, Freemantle has also written for television and film. He is a respected and prolific writer in the thriller genre, with a reputation for creating complex and engaging characters and stories.
Charlie Muffin Books
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Charlie Muffin / Charlie M
1977
2
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie / Here Comes Charlie M
1978
3
The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin
1979
4
Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam / Charlie Muffin U.S.A.
1980
5
Madrigal For Charlie Muffin
1981
6
Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose / The Blind Run
1985
7
Charlie Muffin San / See Charlie Run
1987
8
The Run Around
1988
9
Comrade Charlie
1989
10
Charlie's Apprentice
1993
11
Charlie's Chance / Bomb Grade
1996
12
Dead Men Living
2000
13
Kings of Many Castles
2002
14
Red Star Rising
2010
15
Red Star Burning
2012
16
Red Star Falling
2013
Cowley and Danilov Books
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The Button Man / In the Name of a Killer
1992
2
No Time for Heroes
1994
3
The Watchmen
2002
4
Triple Cross
2004
Sebastian Holmes Books
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The Holmes Inheritance
2004
2
The Holmes Factor
2005
Standalone Novels
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The Touchables
1969
2
Goodbye To An Old Friend
1973
3
Face Me When You Walk Away
1976
4
The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow
1976
5
The November Man
1976
6
H.M.S. Bounty / Hell's Paradise / Hell's Fire
1977
7
The Mary Celeste
1979
8
The Solitary Man / The Iron Cage
1980
9
Misfire / Target
1980
10
Deaken's War
1982
11
Chairman of the Board / Takeover / At Any Price
1982
12
Midas Men / The Sagomi Gambit / Gold
1983
13
Rules Of Engagement
1984
14
Monopoly / Kremlin Correction / The Kremlin Conspiracy
1984
15
The Kremlin Kiss / The Lost American
1984
16
The Laundryman / Dirty White
1985
17
The Choice of Eddie Franks / To Save a Son
1987
18
The Bearpit
1988
19
Betrayals
1989
20
O'Farrell's Law
1990
21
Little Grey Mice
1991
22
The Profiler / Mind / Reader
1998
23
The Predators
1998
24
A Mind to Kill
1998
25
Gold
1998
26
Washington White
1999
27
Takeover
1999
28
The Return
1999
29
Ice Age
2002
30
Two Women
2003
31
Dead End
2004
32
Time to Kill
2006
33
The Namedropper
2007
34
The Cloud Collector
2015
Short Story Collections
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The Factory
1990
Non-Fiction Books
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KGB
1982
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CIA
1985
3
The Fix
1987
4
The Steal
1987
5
Octopus
1996
Brian Freemantle Anthologies
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MAINSTREAM: An Anthology of Stories from the Edges