Adam Hamdy

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

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.

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.

Hamdy co-wrote Private Moscow[7] with James Patterson, and the book became a Sunday Times bestseller upon publication in September 2020.[8]

Hamdy produced the feature film, Pulp, which became the first film to ever premiere on the Xbox Video platform.[9]

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.[10][11] 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".[12]

Works

Filmography
  • Pulp (2012) Director, Producer

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. Hamdy, James Patterson,Adam. "Private Moscow". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. "UK BOOK CHARTS - 12th September, 2020 | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. Hernandez, Brian Anthony (4 March 2013). "Xbox Live Debuts a Movie for First Time". Mashable. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  10. Conservatives, Free Market (2 March 2020). "The government needs to be much firmer in its response to COVID-19". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. Conservatives, Free Market (20 April 2020). "Getting through the 7 Stages of Pandemic". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  12. "Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now". www.thelancet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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