Leslie, Peter
Entry updated 13 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1922-2000) UK author, journalist and actor, most of whose books were borderline-sf Ties contributed to Television spin-off series, beginning with two titles tied to The Avengers (1961-1969): Deadline (1965) and Dead Duck (1966), both as by Patrick Macnee but probably entirely ghostwritten by Leslie. His tales for the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968) series began with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #5: The Finger in the Sky Affair (1966) and ended with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #17: The Unfair Fare Affair (1968). For the Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (see The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) series he wrote The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. #4: The Cornish Pixie Affair (1967). Hell for Tomorrow (1965), for the Secret Agent series, is marginal. Leslie's most outright sf ties are his two titles for the Invaders (1967-1968) sequence dealing with insidious Alien Invasion: The Night of the Trilobites (1968) and The Autumn Accelerator (1969), being the third and fourth volumes in this sequence.
Later works are The Plastic Magicians: A Sheridan Scott novel (1970), a standalone thriller (with minor occult elements) somewhat in the Avengers mode whose subtitle may indicate an attempt to launch a series; and the Father Hayes trio opening with Father Hayes (1976), supernatural thrillers whose priest protagonist practises exorcism. [JC/DRL/PN]
Peter Meyrick Johnston Leslie
born Launceston, Cornwall: 5 February 1922
died St-Laurent-du-Var, France: 3 August 2000
works
series (all ties)
The Avengers
- Deadline (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965) as by Patrick Macnee [tie to The Avengers: The Avengers: pb/]
- Dead Duck (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1966) as by Patrick Macnee [tie to The Avengers: The Avengers: pb/]
Secret Agent
- Hell for Tomorrow (London: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd, 1965) [tie to the Television series: Secret Agent: pb/]
Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #5: The Finger in the Sky Affair (London: Four Square, 1966) [tie to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: #23 in the US sequence: Man from U.N.C.L.E.: pb/tv still]
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #7: The Radioactive Camel Affair (London: Four Square, 1966) [tie to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: Man from U.N.C.L.E.: pb/tv still]
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #10: The Diving Dames Affair (London: Four Square, 1967) [tie to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: #9 in the US sequence: Man from U.N.C.L.E.: pb/tv still]
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #14: The Splintered Sunglasses Affair (London: Four Square, 1968) [tie to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: #16 in the US sequence: Man from U.N.C.L.E.: pb/tv still]
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #16: The Unfair Fare Affair (London: Four Square, 1968) [tie to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: #18 in the US sequence: Man from U.N.C.L.E.: pb/tv still]
Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
- The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. #4: The Cornish Pixie Affair (London: Four Square, 1967) [tie to the Television series: The Girl From U.N.C.L.E: pb/]
Invaders
- The Night of the Trilobites (London: Corgi Books, 1968) [tie to The Invaders: #3: Invaders: pb/]
- The Autumn Accelerator (London: Corgi Books, 1969) [tie to The Invaders: #4: Invaders: pb/]
Father Hayes
- Father Hayes (New York: Kensington/Zebra Books, 1976) [Father Hayes: pb/]
- The Steeds of Satan (New York: Kensington/Zebra Books, 1976) [Father Hayes: pb/]
- The Holy Spirit (New York: Kensington/Zebra Books, 1976) [Father Hayes: pb/]
individual titles
- The Plastic Magicians: A Sheridan Scott novel (London: Mayflower Books, 1970) [pb/Josh Kirby]
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