Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.
<p>'A magnificent storyteller' Sunday Mirror</p>
<p>‘The most successful British novelist of his time’ Jack Higgins</p>
<p>‘Alistair MacLean is one of the few people writing today who has a story to tell.’ Daily Express</p>
In the heart of the Aegean Sea, a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast. Minutes later, a four-engined jet with a fire in its nose-cone crashes into the sea.
Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies? And is it an accident that the Ariadne, a NATO spy ship, is the only vessel in the vicinity – the only witness?
Only Commander Talbot of the Ariadne can provide the answers as he uncovers a deadly plot involving drugs and terrorism – leading to the heart of the Pentagon.
• This classic tale of sabotage was originally published in 1984 and is now reissued as part of a major repackaging of MacLean backlist titles.
• Alistair MacLean’s books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
• Many have been turned into award-winning blockbuster films, including The Guns of Navarone, Where Eages Dare, The Satan Bug and Ice Station Zebra.
Competition: a legacy of spies;troubled blood;cormoran strike;the:pretender’s gold;sentinel;bourne identity;domino island;circus. by;desmond bagley;jack higgins;lee child;robert ludlum;len deighton;john la carre;robert galbraith;scott mariani;jeffery deaver;dean koontz;ian fleming;clive cussler;jeffrey archer
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.