Philip Nicholson, known by his pen name A. J. Quinnell, was an English novelist. He is best known for his novel Man on Fire, which has been adapted to film twice and a television series. Later in life he spent much of his time in Gozo, Malta, where he died.
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The perfect kill
1992
ISBN 9781855920606
Siege of silence
1986
ISBN 9780340386002
In the name of the father
1987
ISBN 9780453005715
The Mahdi
1981
ISBN 9780333326718
Man on fire
1994
ISBN 9781857975185
Snap shot
1982
ISBN 9780333343647