Adam Diment
Encyclopedia
Frederick Adam Diment is a spy novelist who published four novels between 1967 and 1971. All four are about the adventures of Philip McAlpine whom critic Anthony Boucher
described as an agent who smokes hashish, leads a highly active sex life, kills vividly, uses (or even coins) the latest London slang and still seems a perfectly real (and even oddly likeable) young man rather than a reflected Bond image.
Diment disappeared from public view after his last novel, adding to his cult figure status among fans of 1960s spy novels.
Anthony Boucher
Anthony Boucher was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. He was particularly influential as an editor. Between 1942 and 1947 he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle...
described as an agent who smokes hashish, leads a highly active sex life, kills vividly, uses (or even coins) the latest London slang and still seems a perfectly real (and even oddly likeable) young man rather than a reflected Bond image.
Diment disappeared from public view after his last novel, adding to his cult figure status among fans of 1960s spy novels.
Novels
- The Dolly Dolly Spy (1967)
- The Great Spy Race (1968)
- The Bang Bang Birds (1968)
- Think, Inc (1971)
External links
- Life Magazine photos of Diment
- Brief overview of Diment's novels with cover art
- Whatever happened to Adam Diment?
- Currency swindle by Adam Diment against Stanley Canter, film producer, involving illegal export of money
- Blog mention of film adaptation of The Dolly Dolly Spy
- "The disappearance of the author Adam Diment"