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Manning Coles is the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 40s through the early 60s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for the Foreign Office.

Manning and Coles were neighbors in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World Wars. Manning worked for the War Office during World War I. Their first books were fairly realistic and with a touch of grimness; their postwar books perhaps suffered from an excess of lightheartedness and whimsy. They also wrote a number of humorous novels about modern-day ghosts,...more


Average rating: 3.95 · 197 ratings · 50 reviews · 29 distinct works
A Toast To Tomorrow
4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1941 — 5 editions
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Drink to Yesterday
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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The Fifth Man
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions
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Brief Candles
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions
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Without Lawful Authority
4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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They Tell No Tales
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008
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Come and Go: A Ghostly Comedy
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1958 — 2 editions
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Green Hazard
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings2 editions
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The Far Traveller
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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The Basle Express
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1956
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