Adam Hamdy

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Adam Hamdy
Born (1974-03-12) 12 March 1974 (age 50)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, film producer
Nationality British
Period2004–present
Notable worksPendulum, Black 13, Private Moscow
Website
www.adamhamdy.com

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.

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Biography

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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Pendulum. 1 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Three high-concept Hamdy thrillers to Headline | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pendulum by Adam Hamdy". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Freefall. 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Aftershock. 1 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Black 13 by Adam Hamdy". www.panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pearce: Red Wolves". Pan Macmillan Website. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Hamdy, James Patterson,Adam. "Private Moscow". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "UK BOOK CHARTS - 12th September, 2020 | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Private Rogue". Penguin Books. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "The Other Side of Night". Pan Macmillan. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "The Other Side of Night". Simon & Schuster. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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  14. ↑ Conservatives, Free Market (2 March 2020). "The government needs to be much firmer in its response to COVID-19" . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  15. ↑ Conservatives, Free Market (20 April 2020). "Getting through the 7 Stages of Pandemic" . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now". www.thelancet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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