His first book, The Forbidden Territory, became a bestseller overnight, and since then his books have sold over 50 million copies worldwide. During the 1960s, his publishers sold one million copies of Wheatley titles per year, and his Gregory Sallust series was one of the main inspirations for Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories.
   During the Second World War, Wheatley was a member of the London Controlling Section, which secretly coordinated strategic military deception and cover plans. His literary talents gained him employment with planning staffs for the War Office. He wrote numerous papers for the War Office, including suggestions for dealing with a German invasion of Britain.
   Dennis Wheatley died on 11th November 1977. During his life he wrote over 70 books and sold over 50 million copies.
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   Duke de Richleau
   The Forbidden Territory
   The Devil Rides Out
   The Golden Spaniard
   Three Inquisitive People
   Strange Conflict
   Codeword Golden Fleece
   The Second Seal
   The Prisoner in the Mask
   Vendetta in Spain
   Dangerous Inheritance
   Gateway to Hell
   Gregory Sallust
   Black August
   Contraband
   The Scarlet Impostor
   Faked Passports
   The Black Baroness
   V for Vengeance
   Come into My Parlour
   The Island Where Time Stands Still
   Traitors’ Gate
   They Used Dark Forces
   The White Witch of the South Seas
   Julian Day
   The Quest of Julian Day
   The Sword of Fate
   Bill for the Use of a Body
   Roger Brook
   The Launching of Roger Brook
   The Shadow of Tyburn Tree
   The Rising Storm
   The Man Who Killed the King
   The Dark Secret of Josephine
   The Rape of Venice
   The Sultan’s Daughter
   The Wanton Princess
   Evil in a Mask
   The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware
   The Irish Witch
   Desperate Measures
   Molly Fountain
   To the Devil a Daughter
   The Satanist
   Lost World
   They Found Atlantis
   Uncharted Seas
   The Man Who Missed the War
   Espionage
   Mayhem in Greece
   The Eunuch of Stamboul
   The Fabulous Valley
   The Strange Story of Linda Lee
   Such Power is Dangerous
   The Secret War
   Science Fiction
   Sixty Days to Live
   Star of Ill-Omen
   Black Magic
   The Haunting of Toby Jugg
   The KA of Gifford Hillary
   Unholy Crusade
   Short Stories
   Mediterranean Nights
   Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts
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   First published in 1942 by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
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