Brian Freemantle

On 5th December 1872, Captain David Reed Morehouse sighted the Mary Celeste, an American half-brig carrying 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol, apparently calling for help....

In the midst of the Cold War, a secret project in the jungles of Central Africa threatens to ignite World War III....

As the Soviet Union dissolves, a long-buried secret puts Charlie’s life in danger - again....

To prevent the escalating possibility of the Russian mob getting its hands on the main ingredient to build an atomic bomb, British agent Charlie Muffin is sent to Moscow....

Charlie Muffin is too good an agent to be working a desk, but after a bust-up with his new director, he has been relegated to clerk work....

Back at work for British intelligence, Charlie’s Japanese assignment might just be his last....

It could be the most sensational defection of all time....

On a routine insurance job in Rome, Charlie yet again becomes a target....

They call Charlie Muffin a traitor. He has been on the run ever since the blow-up in Berlin, when British intelligence declared him obsolete and tried to kill him....

Charlie Muffin, an endearing spy, irritates his new boss and co-workers because of his appearance and age, but that doesn't stop them from taking the credit for his accomplishments....