Spy fiction Spy fiction A Fine Night for Dying is a 1969 novel by Jack Higgins originally published under the pseudonyms Martin J Fallon). Set on the high seas, it is a new adventure for super-spy Paul Chavasse. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Fine Night for Dying"
Ahmad Kamal Faridi (Inspector Faridi, later Colonel Faridi) is a fictional spy and crime-fighter, created by Ibn-e-Safi as the lead character of the of Urdu spy novel series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahmad Kamal Faridi"
Cause for Alarm is a novel by Eric Ambler first published in 1938. Set in Fascist Italy in that year, the book is one of Ambler's classic spy thrillers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cause for Alarm (Ambler novel)"
(Faridi's Official Aide) === Sub Inspector Jagdesh of Police === ...more on Wikipedia about "Faridi's Official Aide"
The following fictional characters are unofficial helpers to the spy and crime-fighter Colonel Faridi in the Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) series of Urdu spy novels by Ibn-e-Safi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Faridi's Unofficial Aide"
The Imran Series is a best-selling series of Urdu spy novels written from 1954 by Ibn-e-Safi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Imran Series"
Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) is a best-selling series of Urdu spy novels written from 1952 by Ibn-e-Safi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jasoosi Dunya"
Sajid Hameed (Captain Hameed) is a fictional spy and crime-fighter, the chief assistant to Colonel Faridi in the Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) series of Urdu spy novels by Ibn-e-Safi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sajid Hameed"
The spy fiction genre (sometimes called political thriller) arose before the World War I, at about the same time that the first modern intelligence agencies were being formed. Since its inception, the spy genre has usually enjoyed great popular success, although in the years following the end of the Cold War (the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989) readership waned. The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States reversed that trend, reigniting readers' interest in the world at large. Seldom has this literary genre met with much critical acclaim, although there have been remarkably literate and politically insightful books published in it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spy fiction"
The spy film film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy. Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, although in many cases (such as James Bond) the overall tone is changed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spy film"
Spy Game is a 2001 movie, directed by Tony Scott, and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spy Game"
SpyFi is a genre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpyFi"
Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics. It introduced the features " Doctor Strange" and " Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and was a showcase for the science fiction/suspense stories of artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, and for the groundbreaking work of writer-artist Jim Steranko. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strange Tales"
The Lotus and the Wind is a Spy Novel by John Masters. It continues his saga of the Savage family, who are part of the British Raj in India, and is set against the backdrop of the Great Game, the period of tension between Britain and Russia in Central Asia during the late nineteenth century. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Lotus and the Wind" www.shortopedia.com - forget the rest.
The Prometheus Deception is a spy fiction thriller novel written in 2000 by Robert Ludlum about an agent in an ultraclandestine agency known only as the Directorate named Nick Bryson, alias Jonas Barett, alias Jonathan Coleridge, alias The Technician, who is thrown into a fight between an organization he knows as Prometheus and his former employers at the Directorate. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Prometheus Deception"
A number of villains appear in Ibn-e-Safi's Jasoosi Dunya series. ...more on Wikipedia about "Villains of Jasoosi Dunya"
Yellow Claw was an espionage comic book of the 1950s that featured art by industry legends Jack Kirby and Joe Maneely, and introduced characters used a decade later by writer- artist Jim Steranko in his landmark Marvel Comics feature " Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.". ...more on Wikipedia about "Yellow Claw"
Yves Massarde is a fictional character in the book "Sahara" by Clive Cussler. He is also featured in the movie based on the book. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yves Massarde"
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