Dr Adams (The Secret Adversary)

In the novel The Secret Adversary, Dr Adams is a retired doctor, who owns Astley Priors, in Gatehouse, Kent.

Dr Adams has lived in the area for ten years or longer. He has retired and no longer practises, but he still takes a few private patients.

Dr Adams is a popular figure in the village and subscribes freely "to all the local sports". He is described as being a "very pleasant affable gentleman" and a scientific gentleman. Professors, people from town and other visitors frequently come to see him.

From outside Astley Priors, Tommy sees a "fair-bearded, spectacled gentleman" who sits at the head of the table, and looks "singularly honest and normal". It is possible that this is Dr Adams, but this is not specified.