Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason ...

His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.

THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER, by Philip MacDonald (224 pp.; Crime Club; $3.50), opens with a worried author asking a Scotland Yard acquaintance to check the whereabouts of ten men—and refusing, ...

Ogunquit Performing Arts continues the 15th season of the Classic Film Series with the showing of John Huston’s 1963 crime mystery, “The List of Adrian Messenger,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the ...

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Anthony Veiller's screenplay, based on a story by Philip MacDonald, is a kind of straight-laced version of Kind Hearts and Coronets. It is the story of a retired British Intelligence officer's efforts ...

Messenger asks a friend to check into a list of names before leaving on a trip. When his plane is blown out of the sky, the matter becomes more serious. As his friend checks into the list, each seems ...