Adam Hamdy (born 12 March 1974) is a Sunday Times best-selling British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known for his novels, Pendulum, Black 13, and Private Moscow, co-written with James Patterson.
Adam Hamdy | |
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| Born | 12 March 1974 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter, film producer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 2004–present |
| Notable works | Pendulum, Black 13, Private Moscow |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography edit
Hamdy was born and raised in London, United Kingdom. He attended the University of Oxford, and graduated with a degree in law. He also holds a degree in philosophy from the University of London. Hamdy joined the consulting team at Lloyd's of London. From there, he went on to join a niche management consulting firm and worked in the technology and medical sectors.
Using seed finance provided by the partners in his consulting firm, Hamdy founded a company that developed specialist online payment systems. He raised £7.5m in venture capital to launch the business. The business was later sold to one of the venture capital investors.
Hamdy left the corporate world to work as a writer. His novel, Pendulum,[1] was published internationally[2] by Headline in November 2016. In January 2017 it featured on BBC Radio 2's Book Club.[3] Freefall[4] and Aftershock[5] completed the Pendulum trilogy.
Hamdy signed a three book deal with Pan Macmillan for a new series of contemporary espionage books set against a backdrop of rising political extremism. Black 13,[6] the first book in the series was published in January 2020. The second book, Red Wolves, was published in July 2021.[7]
Hamdy co-wrote Private Moscow[8] with James Patterson, and the book became a Sunday Times bestseller upon publication in September 2020.[9] The follow-up, Private Rogue, became a Sunday Times bestseller upon publication in July 2021.[10]
His novel The Other Side of Night was published in September 2022 by Pan Macmillan in the UK and Atria Publishing Group in the United States.[11][12]
Hamdy produced the feature film, Pulp, which became the first film to ever premiere on the Xbox Video platform.[13]
In February 2020, Hamdy became a vocal critic of the UK Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has written extensively on the subject.[14][15] Further to this, Hamdy was one of the authors of the John Snow Memorandum, which points out that from evidence-based considerations a "pandemic management strategy relying upon immunity from natural infections for COVID-19 is flawed".[16]
Works edit
- Battalion (2010)
- Out of Reach (Endeavour Press, 2014)
- Pendulum (Headline, 2016)
- Freefall (Headline, 2017)
- Aftershock (Headline, 2018)
- Black 13 (Pan Macmillan, 2020)
- Private Moscow (Cornerstone & Arrow, 2020)
- Private Rogue (Cornerstone & Arrow, 2021)
- Red Wolves (Pan Macmillan, 2021)
- The Other Side of Night (Pan Macmillan, Atria Publishing Group 2022)
Filmography edit
- Pulp (2012) Director, Producer
References edit
- ^ Pendulum. 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Three high-concept Hamdy thrillers to Headline | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Pendulum by Adam Hamdy". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Freefall. 1 February 2019.
- ^ Aftershock. 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Black 13 by Adam Hamdy". www.panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Pearce: Red Wolves". Pan Macmillan Website. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Hamdy, James Patterson,Adam. "Private Moscow". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "UK BOOK CHARTS - 12th September, 2020 | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Private Rogue". Penguin Books. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "The Other Side of Night". Pan Macmillan. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "The Other Side of Night". Simon & Schuster. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Brian Anthony (4 March 2013). "Xbox Live Debuts a Movie for First Time". Mashable. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Conservatives, Free Market (2 March 2020). "The government needs to be much firmer in its response to COVID-19". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Conservatives, Free Market (20 April 2020). "Getting through the 7 Stages of Pandemic". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now". www.thelancet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
External links edit
- Adam Hamdy at IMDb