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A Magnum for Schneider
(1969)(A Red File For Callan / Callan)
(The first book in the Callan series)
A novel by James Mitchell
Schneider.
‘He has to die,’ said Hunter, ‘and you may be the man for the job.’
‘What’s he done?’
‘That is the second time you have asked that question. It isn’t your concern. Your business is execution and nothing else – not clouding your mind with reason and explanation. Do as you’re told and do it without question. Or get out now. He’s in a red file, Callan. That’s reason enough.’
‘All right,’ said Callan. ‘All right.’
In February 1967, a one-off television drama in the series Armchair Theatre introduced the surly, complex and ferociously downbeat character of David Callan – a professional hit-man working for a very dirty section of British Intelligence. As portrayed by actor Edward Woodward, Callan was to become an iconic figure of espionage fiction, appearing in novels, a film and an immensely popular television series (1967-72) which has recently been reissued on DVD.
Callan’s creator, screenwriter James Mitchell, adapted his play A Magnum for Schneider as the first of five novels to feature his human, but not necessarily pleasant, hero. It was later issued as Red File for Callan but is now back in print under its original title for the first time in over 40 years.
hit man
Genre: Thriller
‘He has to die,’ said Hunter, ‘and you may be the man for the job.’
‘What’s he done?’
‘That is the second time you have asked that question. It isn’t your concern. Your business is execution and nothing else – not clouding your mind with reason and explanation. Do as you’re told and do it without question. Or get out now. He’s in a red file, Callan. That’s reason enough.’
‘All right,’ said Callan. ‘All right.’
In February 1967, a one-off television drama in the series Armchair Theatre introduced the surly, complex and ferociously downbeat character of David Callan – a professional hit-man working for a very dirty section of British Intelligence. As portrayed by actor Edward Woodward, Callan was to become an iconic figure of espionage fiction, appearing in novels, a film and an immensely popular television series (1967-72) which has recently been reissued on DVD.
Callan’s creator, screenwriter James Mitchell, adapted his play A Magnum for Schneider as the first of five novels to feature his human, but not necessarily pleasant, hero. It was later issued as Red File for Callan but is now back in print under its original title for the first time in over 40 years.
hit man
Genre: Thriller
Used availability for James Mitchell's A Magnum for Schneider
Hardback Editions
December 2014 : UK Hardback
October 1969 : UK Hardback
Paperback Editions
October 2013 : UK Paperback
August 1974 : UK Paperback
March 1971 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
December 2019 : UK Audio CD
August 2018 : UK Audio CD

Title: Callan - Volume 1
Author(s): James Mitchell, Peter Mitchell
ISBN: 1-78703-538-7 / 978-1-78703-538-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Big Finish Productions Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK
August 2014 : UK Audio CD
August 2014 : UK Audio CD
Kindle Editions
October 2013 : USA, Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition