Johnny Fedora
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Johnny Fedora is a fictional British
secret agent
who was the protagonist
of 16 novels published between 1951 and 1984. Written by Shaun Lloyd McCarthy, under the pseudonym of Desmond Cory
, Fedora was dubbed by literary critics as the 'thinking man's James Bond
'. Preceding Bond, Fedora was also a hired assassin ("hired to kill"), but for many the Fedora plots were more complex and intellectual. The son of a Spanish
father and Irish mother, Fedora was driven as much by a need to avenge the death of his parents as by patriotism or loyalty to British Intelligence. The debonair Fedora was always a tough and competent agent, and his first adventures were written in a more light-hearted manner than the latter ones. The final books in the series featured his nemesis, Feramontov, a deadly and highly skilled Russian agent, whose ruthlessness went as far as trying to detonate a nuclear bomb.
United Kingdom
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who was the protagonist
Protagonist
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of 16 novels published between 1951 and 1984. Written by Shaun Lloyd McCarthy, under the pseudonym of Desmond Cory
Desmond Cory
Desmond Cory is a pseudonym used by British mystery/thriller writer Shaun Lloyd McCarthy...
, Fedora was dubbed by literary critics as the 'thinking man's James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
'. Preceding Bond, Fedora was also a hired assassin ("hired to kill"), but for many the Fedora plots were more complex and intellectual. The son of a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
father and Irish mother, Fedora was driven as much by a need to avenge the death of his parents as by patriotism or loyalty to British Intelligence. The debonair Fedora was always a tough and competent agent, and his first adventures were written in a more light-hearted manner than the latter ones. The final books in the series featured his nemesis, Feramontov, a deadly and highly skilled Russian agent, whose ruthlessness went as far as trying to detonate a nuclear bomb.
Novels
- Secret Ministry (1951)
- This Traitor, Death (1952)
- Dead Man Falling (1953)
- Intrigue (1954)
- Height of Day (1955)
- High Requiem (1956)
- Johnny Goes North (1956)
- Johnny Goes East (1958)
- Johnny Goes West (1959)
- Johnny Goes South (1959)
- The Head (1960)
- Undertow (1962)
- Hammerhead (1963)
- Feramontov (1966)
- Timelock (1967)
- Sunburst (1971).
External links
- Johnny Fedora Novels
- A look back at the espionage assignments of Johnny Fedora Desmond Cory's famous secret agent - published July 2008]