The US and International edition of the biography of ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson, The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: Second Edition (January 2019) is now available at amazon.com and other global online sellers for $24.75, usually available to ship in 1 to 2 days. How did you become involved in researching Alexander Wilson? A childhood…
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The writing career of Alexander Wilson
The US and International edition of the biography of ‘Alec’ Alexander Wilson, The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: Second Edition (January 2019) is now available at amazon.com and other global online sellers for $24.75, usually available to ship in 1 to 2 days. Beginnings and First Novels Alexander Wilson first enjoyed success with writing…
The Devil’s Cocktail – The Great Game in late 1920s British India
This is one of the most significant and remarkable espionage novels of the 1920s. It is set in Lahore, the Punjab during the time of the Raj in British India and the action, suspense and drama is another intense Alexander Wilson narrative of the early 20th century Great Game of intelligence between the British Empire…
Walking in great grandfather’s footsteps – Lahore 2015
One of Alexander Wilson’s great grandsons, Christopher McGill, visited Lahore in 2015 seeking to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding the spy writer’s time there between 1925 and 1933. Would the palatial bungalow at number 11 Masson Road where Wilson wrote ‘The Mystery of Tunnel 51’ and ‘The Devil’s Cocktail’ still be standing? Would he…
Alexander Wilson - Author, Adventurer and Spy 