Paul Adam is an English writer of novels for both adults and younger readers.
Adam moved to Sheffield before the age of one. He studied law at Nottingham University, then began a career in journalism, working both in England, in his childhood town of Sheffield, and Rome. Since then he has written 11 critically acclaimed thrillers for adults and the Max Cassidy series of thrillers for younger readers about a teenage escapologist, the first of which, Escape from Shadow Island, won the Salford Children's Book Award. He has also written film and television scripts.
Adam lived in Nottingham for many years but now lives in Sheffield with his wife and two children.
Adam moved to Sheffield before the age of one. He studied law at Nottingham University, then began a career in journalism, working both in England, in his childhood town of Sheffield, and Rome. Since then he has written 11 critically acclaimed thrillers for adults and the Max Cassidy series of thrillers for younger readers about a teenage escapologist, the first of which, Escape from Shadow Island, won the Salford Children's Book Award. He has also written film and television scripts.
Adam lived in Nottingham for many years but now lives in Sheffield with his wife and two children.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Historical Mystery
Series
Gianni Castiglione
1. The Rainaldi Quartet (2004)
aka Sleeper
2. Paganini's Ghost (2010)
3. The Hardanger Riddle (2019)
1. The Rainaldi Quartet (2004)
aka Sleeper
2. Paganini's Ghost (2010)
3. The Hardanger Riddle (2019)
Max Cassidy
1. Escape from Shadow Island (2009)
2. The Jaws of Death (2011)
3. Attack At Dead Man's Bay (2012)
1. Escape from Shadow Island (2009)
2. The Jaws of Death (2011)
3. Attack At Dead Man's Bay (2012)
Novels
Unholy Trinity (1999)
Shadow Chasers (2000)
Genesis II (2001)
Oracle Lake (2003)
aka Flash Point
Enemy Within (2005)
Knife Edge (2008)
Dixieland (2024)
The Wolves of Nifelheim (2024)
Shadow Chasers (2000)
Genesis II (2001)
Oracle Lake (2003)
aka Flash Point
Enemy Within (2005)
Knife Edge (2008)
Dixieland (2024)
The Wolves of Nifelheim (2024)
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Books containing stories by Paul Adam
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